For men and women concerned about a national movement taking place state-by-state to remove hard-fought-for women’s rights, particularly in the area of access to comprehensive health care, head up to Montpelier’s State House Lawn tomorrow for a rally that starts at 11am.
Woodstock Early Bird absolutely believes in the importance of women’s health care decisions remaining a private issue between a doctor and herself and that we should provide preventative health care and family planning services to all those in need.
We wrote a year ago about our long-term dismay that the Susan Komen Foundation seemed to be emphasizing pink ribbon events over channelling dollars to concrete health care research and breast cancer prevention.
Having been first dismayed to learn that SKG might no longer provide grants to Planned Parenthood for simple breast detection screening (not even mammograms) we have watched as state legislatures over the past few months have presented or passed bills that take away health care rights from women, injecting the state and government into what should remain private care decisions made between trained doctors and their patients.
Woodstock Early Bird supports the efforts of medical providers, insurance companies, employers and public agencies who provide comprehensive health care information to both men and women, leaving the government out of those health-care decisions. That said, we also believe that government overall plays an important role in funding for health care for those who don’t have it or cannot afford it. It is for the collective good, preventing unnecessary and expensive use of emergency rooms and expensive critical care that results from lack of prevention.
For more information about the rally and rallies to be held across the country: Women’s Rights Rally
Julia Carlisle
Woodstock Early Bird 