Drive By Mastectomies
I got this link from my friend Lupita--women being forced to have mastectomies on an out-patient basis. This link will take you to Lifetime with all the information to sign a petition forcing insurance companies to treat mastectomies as the major, life altering surgeries they are instead of treating them as cosmetic surgery.
I know this sounds obscene in today's world--however, once again, women are being treated as second class citizens because of that extra "X" chromosone. When it's a man undergoing prostate surgery, it's covered--got to protect those genitalia of the males, after all! If it's a woman, though, it's not relevant--and that attitude pisses the hell out of me.
Here's the link: http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/petition/signpetition.php
I don't always agree with the congressmen behind this bill--in fact, I oppose them vehemently in some regards (immigration, ridiculous non-binding resolutions and congressional witch hunts wasting my taxpayer time and money being foremost); however, I do agree with them on this.
Mastectomies are NOT cosmetic surgeries--they are devastating and the first step in healing breast cancer. Women who have no choice but to suffer this butchery should be treated with dignity and healing time--not a drive by procedure.
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