You've probably seen the slogan "Being a woman is not a pre-existing condition." Of course, it IS. Right? Been denied health care because you had gestational diabetes? Pay higher premiums because you had a C-section? If not you, then likely some mama friend or other has. So I'm changing the slogan (good as it is) right here, right now, on my living room couch, to: "Being a woman shouldn't be a pre-existing condition. But it is."
If you agree, and can't be in DC for next week's all-day vigil to read health care stories in Dupont Cirlce (wah, I'm going to be sitting at my desk, right here in Portland, working), worry not! You can still participate in the Women's Day of Action for Health Care Reform. By...
- Hosting a house party
- Holding a trivia night
- Send your health care story to be read in DC on 11.4
- Contacting your members of Congress
- Dream up an Activistas event and we'll promote it (and attend if we don't have H1N1!)
- Or whatever the hell else you think would make a difference (hold signs on the Burnside Bridge, anyone?)
Or just get informed. What do YOU think should happen with health care in our country? You can brush up on the facts right here. It's an excellent first step.
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