myLot Topics| Abuse involving Pigs in Military Medical Training | | This is a total atrocity. It's almost unbelievable. This is an email I received from AnimalPlace.org. I'm posting it here so you can read it for yourself. If you feel as strongly about this abuse as I do please write a letter in protest. The email follows below:Military Medical training? Pigs shot and set on fire
A recent article in the New York Times describes how Navy medics are trained in "trauma medicine", "You get a pig and you keep it alive. And every time I did something to help him (the pig), they would wound him again. They shot him twice in the face with a 9- millimeter pistol, and then six times with an AK-47 and then twice with a 12-gauge shotgun. And then he was set on fire." The medic seems to be proud that he kept the pig alive for 15 hours.
New York Times article
What you can do: Write a letter!! Below you will find contact addresses as well as links to find your federal Senate and House representatives. You can also write a letter to the editor of your local paper about this issue.
Points to Address:
- Trainees can learn trauma medicine by shadowing qualified physicians in any of the hundreds of emergency trauma centers in... | |
| | Why are our servicewomen denied birth control? | | (Received this from Naral Pro-choice. I know this is a tiny matter compared to out servicemen and women being in this war from the start, but nonetheless this is a significant issue) Dear Friend,Did you know that federal law does little to protect the reproductive rights of women serving in the military? Not only are servicewomen banned from accessing abortion care at military medical facilities, but some cannot even obtain emergency contraception, which can prevent unintended pregnancy if taken soon after sex, at their base pharmacy.This week, Congress has an opportunity to improve health care for women in the military. The Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act would add Plan B to the list of medications that must be stocked at every military health-care facility. | |
| | If you are covered by a group plan, VA or in the Military, you can't choose the | | "public option".Under the provisions of this plan, if you are covered under a employer group plan, the VA or you are in the military you CAN'T participate in the "public option", even if you want to.I'm a vet, because of my disibility rating, I am enrolled in the VA medical system. According to the language of this legislation, I can't choose the "public option" istead.If you are currently on active duty, you can't choose the plan either. Some would wonder why any servicemember would care if they already have military medical benefits. It may come as a suprise to people, but there are a lot of troops, NCOs and Officers who pay out of pocket for private medical insurance. There are others who are on the plans of their spouse. According to this "reform" they can't make that choice anymore.You also can't opt for the "public option" if you are covered by Medicare/Medicaid, a or a "grandfathered" plan.This "reform" is long on "public" but short on "option".(2) ACCEPTABLE COVERAGE.—For purposes of
7 this division, the term ‘‘acceptable coverage’’ means
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9 (A) QUALIFIED HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN
10 COVERAGE.—Coverage under a qualified... | |
| | US Military Women & Abortion | | Though I am no longer a military spouse, I am curious as to what others think about the fact that female USA military personnel, spouses and dependents of service members may not obtain an abortion at any U.S. military medical facility either domestically or abroad. This includes if the female is paying for the abortion with her own money.The exception to this rule is 10 U.S.C. § 1093 (b).1 "life, rape or incest". Be aware that a woman who has her health jeopardized by the pregnancy does not qualify under this exception.I would love to hear everyone's thoughts, opinions, etc. | |
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