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10/31/12

It started this summer... conversations on the playground, on my favorite blogs, at work: Is this climate change? The hottest summer on record, Midwest tornadoes and floods, out-of-control forest fires. And this after a summer hurricane (Irene) and freak ice storm on Halloween 2011 had crippled my...

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Morra Aarons-Mele

MomsVote

10/31/12

This election season is extracting an enormous toll from candidates and citizens alike. Pressure is always intense in a Presidential year, but this year is different. Airwaves and Internet hammer away with news of poll after poll, minute campaign details and endless tit for tat. The presidential...

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Barbara Coombs Lee

10/31/12

If there is a major reason I am voting this election cycle it is this: the Affordable Care Act. My mother-in-law relies on my husband and I as her primary caregivers. And thanks to health care reform, our family is saving thousands of dollars a year in prescription drug costs for her. For working...

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Elisanta Batista

10/31/12

I am committed to voting this November so my daughter continues to have the healthy future she deserves. My daughter, Gracie, was born at 26 weeks for reasons that are unknown. She was just 2 lbs and 6 oz and 13.5 inches long. She stayed in the NICU for the first 68 days of her life while she...

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AnnMarie Duchon

10/31/12

I'm voting for the healthcare security of my eight-year-old son who is a leukemia survivor. Prior to the Affordable Care Act, I was told by every insurance broker who I spoke with that no insurance company would sell us coverage for our son because of his pre-existing condition. He was considered “...

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Michelle Cunningham

Environmental Health

10/31/12

Was your child’s school built before 1979? Find out! If so, a group of chemicals called PCBs may be lurking in the light fixtures. PCBs were previously used as insulation in electrical equipment until the federal government banned their use in 1979 after declaring their harmful impact on the...

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Lois Marie Gibbs

10/31/12

This November, I'm voting for my son's health care security and my family's financial stability. My youngest son, Isaac, was born at 28 weeks. That's 12 weeks early. He spent the first 8 weeks of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit, which is very expensive. As a micro-preemie weighing only...

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Kari Anne Roy

10/31/12

As I vote in the election this November, maintaining my health care coverage is one of my top concerns. When I was 19-years-old, I was diagnosed with liver disease. It was caused by a birth defect. After having major surgery, I have been fine but need regular monitoring by liver specialists to...

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Bonnie Brueggemann

10/31/12

Thanks to a provision under the Affordable Care Act that allows children to remain on their parents’ health insurance plans until they are 26, I have two adult children on my health insurance plan. After he finished college, my 22 year-old son began working full-time for a small business that does...

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Tracy Muñoz

10/31/12

I'm voting because I know access to healthcare can save lives. After over 10 years on the job, my 39 year-old son lost his job last year. He also lost his insurance. He's not alone. There are approximately 12.1 million American adults unemployed and most of these people will struggle to afford or...

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