Lisa Salberg
12-08-2005, 02:31 PM
Dear Friends:
Heidi Williams never expected that her children's status as carriers of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency would cost them their health insurance. In August 2003, it did: her two children, then ages 9 and 7, were denied health insurance because they were carriers of a condition they would never develop. Don't let Heidi's story become your own: Spread the word.
Urge your colleagues and members to call their representatives.
Next Wednesday, December 14th, we'll flood congressional offices with phone calls asking them to cosponsor the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 (H.R.1227). The more phone calls congressmen receive, the larger the impact. To make this day of action even more powerful, cut and paste the text below into an email and send it out to your colleagues, your members, your friends, and your family.
Remember, more voices mean a louder message.
Sincerely,
Sharon Terry
Chair, Executive Committee
Coalition for Genetic Fairness
Heidi Williams never expected that her children's status as carriers of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency would cost them their health insurance. In August 2003, it did: her two children, then ages 9 and 7, were denied health insurance because they were carriers of a condition they would never develop. Don't let Heidi's story become your own: Spread the word.
Urge your colleagues and members to call their representatives.
Next Wednesday, December 14th, we'll flood congressional offices with phone calls asking them to cosponsor the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 (H.R.1227). The more phone calls congressmen receive, the larger the impact. To make this day of action even more powerful, cut and paste the text below into an email and send it out to your colleagues, your members, your friends, and your family.
Remember, more voices mean a louder message.
Sincerely,
Sharon Terry
Chair, Executive Committee
Coalition for Genetic Fairness