GOP Talkers - The Pelosi Health Care Bill Will Hurt Women & Families

GOP Talkers: The Pelosi Health Care Bill Will Hurt Women & Families

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

 

  • As moms, doctors, nurses, caregivers and taxpayers, women play a critical role in the health care debate
  • 85 percent of women are the primary health care decision makers in the home.  
  • The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 82 million adult women are moms, and 32 million women have a child living in their homes.
  • Women overwhelmingly support reform but want to know that reform will improve the quality and affordability of their current health care.
  • For many women and their families higher health care costs means the difference between receiving care and going without.
  • Unfortunately, the Pelosi health care bill empowers government bureaucrats and undermines a women's ability to make the best health care decisions for her and her family. 
  • Increased taxes and higher health insurance premiums, as a result of the Pelosi health care bill, will hurt women, their children and their families.
  • According to one Harvard study the tax hikes included in the Pelosi health care bill will put women at a disproportionately higher risk of losing their jobs.
  • The Pelosi health care bill also uses federal dollars to fund abortion, something millions of Americans find morally objectionable.  
  • House Republicans support responsible health care reform that lowers costs and helps ensure all individuals have access to affordable health care, regardless of preexisting conditions.
  • House Republicans oppose the Pelosi government takeover of health care.