Article: HR Bill 3200 (AAHA 2009): How This Affects Pregnant Women.(Healthcare Issues)

Linda Burke-Galloway, M.D.--

"In difficult situations, when hope seems feeble, the boldest plans are safest," said the Roman historian, Titus Livy. On November 7, 2009, 220 members of the U.S. Congress took one of the boldest steps of their political careers and changed the course of history. They voted to pass HR Bill 3200, America's Affordable Healthcare Act of 2009. I never imagined that doing the right thing could be so difficult.

Memories of tea parties, name-calling-hysteria, gross distortions of truth, gun-toting "patriots" and lobbyist payoffs still haunt me. The ugliness of fear still saddens me however the courage of the "Bold­-220" inspires ...

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