Will One Senator Stand Up for Women?
Where has NOW been throughout this entire debate? The abortion issue should be the final straw, but there are other issues women’s groups shirked . Insurance companies discriminate by charging more for a woman’s policy. Since most single-parents end up being women, they not only have to deal with their own issues, but their children’s as well. Since women do not have as a secure place in the job market–there’s that perception that they’ll leave to have babies–they face discrimination on that front, too. And yes, women have more complex health issues to address than men do. As a man, there are likely other issues I overlook; complete the list if you must.
Yet, throughout the entire debate we have heard not a peep out of NOW, the League of Women Voters or other feminist organizations. Why? Are they still bitter about Hillary? If so, that sure seems petty since no or poor health-care reform, per the reasons laid out above, affects women more than men. I am not sure that is the answer, but I certainly puzzled as to why, except for a few peeps after the Stupak amendment passed, very few prominent women have not advocated for one of the biggest changes in our culture in a century.
I can’t help but thinking that the public option would have had a much better chance if women’s voices were more loudly heard through the organizations that represent them.
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