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2:54 PM Thursday, November 5, 2009

Remember Terri Schiavo? In 2005, Congress met and passed an emergency act to extend life care for Schiavo, who was in a coma. President George W. Bush flew from Texas to sign the bill. All eyes were on the plight of this young woman.

Fast-forward to now, when some 45,000 Americans are dying each year because of lack of adequate health care. Where is the outrage about this?

Isn’t it time to move beyond political bickering and do what every other industrial country does? Isn’t it time to provide universal health care for all our citizens?

James Faulconer

Kettering

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