Health Care Reform

The lone crusader

Sheila Liaugminas | 12 January 2010

Michigan Democratic Congressman Bart Stupak reminds me of the boy holding back a flood by holding his finger on the weakest point of the dike. If he let go, it would all break loose, unstoppably.

Tyranny and the majority

Sheila Liaugminas | 04 January 2010

In this representative republic, elected officials are supposed to govern by the will of the majority of the people. But after they use that majority to get into office, they’re disregarding the people’s will.

Not etched in stone

Sheila Liaugminas | 23 December 2009

There are many reasons for pushback on the Senate health care legislative ‘compromise’. Abortion funding is chief among them. But other threats to the vulnerable are in there - how bizarre that this is called ‘health care reform’ - and Senate Democratic leaders crafting it want to use a power play to keep bad law once they make bad law.

Hide and seek Harry

Sheila Liaugminas | 18 December 2009

Sen. Harry Reid is keeping just about everyone from knowing what’s in the Senate version of the health care bill.

Senate Democrats give in

Sheila Liaugminas | 08 December 2009

The United States Senate succumbed to pressure from the abortion lobby and voted 54-45 for the largest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade

Slavery and abortion

Sheila Liaugminas | 08 December 2009

They are directly analogous, declaring an entire class of human beings as unworthy of rights and ‘personhood’.

Some oxymoronic health care cuts

Sheila Liaugminas | 07 December 2009

The New York Times points out in this piece that home health care is yet another type of service that will suffer when Medicare takes a big hit in health care legislation, in all likelihood.

Senate bill not just a disappointment

Sheila Liaugminas | 24 November 2009

The Catholic bishops called the Senate health care bill an “enormous disappointment” that creates new and unacceptable federal policy for funding and coverage of abortions, as well as rights of conscience.

Breast cancer survivors speak out

Sheila Liaugminas | 17 November 2009

About the suddenly changed guidelines on mammograms the federal task force has just released.

So NOW guidelines change?

Sheila Liaugminas | 16 November 2009

‘Why do we suddenly have new recommendations for screenings after all these years?’

How much less safe?

Sheila Liaugminas | 02 November 2009

Questions missing from the “already too-complicated health care debate”: "The case of the Missing Assistant Surgeon."

Settle down and take a deep breath

Sheila Liaugminas | 09 September 2009

Republicans are hearing from constituents that they want to restart the process of reforming health care in America.

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