life and things
Character made, back story being written. Working with Camarilla is odd as I've never done it before, and never knew people to stick to rules created by anyone outside of the local players.
It's a good sign when the date doesn't run when he receives the above information in response to asking what you've been up to lately. ^_^
I hate the holiday season. Oh, let me count the ways... *grumble grumble grumble*
Also, hate having questions but being warned I shouldn't ask them- probably wouldn't get an answer if I asked anyhow. meh
Dear Catherine,
Thank you for contacting me to share your views about including reproductive health services in health care reform legislation. It is an honor to serve as your Senator, and I appreciate hearing from you.
I believe access to a full scope of health services, including comprehensive reproductive health care, should be a component of every woman's basic health care coverage. Women should be empowered to make their own health care decisions in consultation with their doctors and without interference from the government or insurance executives.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, currently being debated by the United States Senate, strikes the right balance with respect to reproductive services. As has been current law for years, it preserves a women's right to receive the full range of reproductive services guaranteed by law, yet prohibits federal money from being used to fund abortions except in cases of rape, incest, or where the life of the mother is in danger.
I was therefore deeply troubled when the House of Representatives included language in its version of the health care reform bill which would have severely limited the ability of women to purchase an insurance plan that covered abortion services even when they would pay for that procedure with their own money. I was pleased to join with fifty-three of my Senate colleagues on December 8, 2009, to vote against and defeat the Nelson-Hatch amendment, which would have placed similarly restrictive language in the Senate health care reform bill.
On a related note, you may be interested to know that I supported an amendment offered by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) to require that all health plans cover comprehensive women's preventive care and screenings. Too often, women skip or delay seeking critical health care services, such as mammograms or cancer or osteoporosis screenings, due to cost. Senator Mikulski's amendment, which was approved by a vote of sixty-one to thirty-nine on December 3, 2009, will guarantee that all women will have access to the same baseline set of critical comprehensive preventive services at no cost.
Please know that I will continue to fight for women's reproductive freedoms as the Senate debates health care reform legislation. Thank you, again, for sharing your thoughts with me. I hope you will continue to keep me informed about the issues that matter most to you.
All my best,
Jeff Merkley
United States Senate
It's a good sign when the date doesn't run when he receives the above information in response to asking what you've been up to lately. ^_^
I hate the holiday season. Oh, let me count the ways... *grumble grumble grumble*
Also, hate having questions but being warned I shouldn't ask them- probably wouldn't get an answer if I asked anyhow. meh
Dear Catherine,
Thank you for contacting me to share your views about including reproductive health services in health care reform legislation. It is an honor to serve as your Senator, and I appreciate hearing from you.
I believe access to a full scope of health services, including comprehensive reproductive health care, should be a component of every woman's basic health care coverage. Women should be empowered to make their own health care decisions in consultation with their doctors and without interference from the government or insurance executives.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, currently being debated by the United States Senate, strikes the right balance with respect to reproductive services. As has been current law for years, it preserves a women's right to receive the full range of reproductive services guaranteed by law, yet prohibits federal money from being used to fund abortions except in cases of rape, incest, or where the life of the mother is in danger.
I was therefore deeply troubled when the House of Representatives included language in its version of the health care reform bill which would have severely limited the ability of women to purchase an insurance plan that covered abortion services even when they would pay for that procedure with their own money. I was pleased to join with fifty-three of my Senate colleagues on December 8, 2009, to vote against and defeat the Nelson-Hatch amendment, which would have placed similarly restrictive language in the Senate health care reform bill.
On a related note, you may be interested to know that I supported an amendment offered by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) to require that all health plans cover comprehensive women's preventive care and screenings. Too often, women skip or delay seeking critical health care services, such as mammograms or cancer or osteoporosis screenings, due to cost. Senator Mikulski's amendment, which was approved by a vote of sixty-one to thirty-nine on December 3, 2009, will guarantee that all women will have access to the same baseline set of critical comprehensive preventive services at no cost.
Please know that I will continue to fight for women's reproductive freedoms as the Senate debates health care reform legislation. Thank you, again, for sharing your thoughts with me. I hope you will continue to keep me informed about the issues that matter most to you.
All my best,
Jeff Merkley
United States Senate