115 Arrested in 18 Cities this Week
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115 arrested in 18 cities this week despite Pelosi's announcement on a public option bill. Hey Nance, public option ain't near good enough. Arrests included Matt Hendrickson, MD, a California doctor calling for real health care reform, and
Margaret Flowers, MD, arrested at CareFirst insurance in Baltimore, Maryland and remains in custody vowing to stay there until she gets an appointment with CareFirst.
Dr. Flowers left this statement:
"We must stop this abuse by private insurers. We are the only industrialized nation that allows health insurance companies to profit at the expense of human lives. There are at least 45,000 adults who die each year because they don't have health insurance and an estimated 110,000 preventable deaths each year in the US (the worst of any industrialized nation). We have a simple solution that will end this - expanded and improved Medicare for all. Our legislators know this but they lack the political will. We can create this political will through our actions.
I am planning to risk arrest, which may have serious consequences for me – up to six months in jail. But it won't be as serious as the suffering and needless deaths that too many face each day in this nation. I hope you will join me in our action in Baltimore on Thursday. If you can't risk arrest, at least you can stand in solidarity with us during the legal picket."
http://www.opednews.com/articles/115-arrested-so-far-in-18-by-Kevin-Zeese-091029...
Margaret Flowers, MD, arrested at CareFirst insurance in Baltimore, Maryland and remains in custody vowing to stay there until she gets an appointment with CareFirst.
Dr. Flowers left this statement:
"We must stop this abuse by private insurers. We are the only industrialized nation that allows health insurance companies to profit at the expense of human lives. There are at least 45,000 adults who die each year because they don't have health insurance and an estimated 110,000 preventable deaths each year in the US (the worst of any industrialized nation). We have a simple solution that will end this - expanded and improved Medicare for all. Our legislators know this but they lack the political will. We can create this political will through our actions.
I am planning to risk arrest, which may have serious consequences for me – up to six months in jail. But it won't be as serious as the suffering and needless deaths that too many face each day in this nation. I hope you will join me in our action in Baltimore on Thursday. If you can't risk arrest, at least you can stand in solidarity with us during the legal picket."
http://www.opednews.com/articles/115-arrested-so-far-in-18-by-Kevin-Zeese-091029...
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