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Call your representatives today and tell them to vote AGAINST H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act!
Should Private Businesses Be Forced To Pay for Sexual Disorders?
March 3, 2008 |
The Democratic Leadership is rushing to the floor this week H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act. The bill would place a massive new government mandate on private businesses to provide healthcare coverage for mental illness. Of even more concern, though, is the fact that rather than limit the coverage mandate to severe and debilitating illness, the bill uses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as the basis for identifying conditions that must be covered. Among the more troubling diagnoses incorporated into DSM-IV are:
.Circadian rhythm sleep disorder (jet lag type);
.Caffeine intoxication;
.Sibling relational problem;
.Substance-induced sexual dysfunction;
.Gender identity disorder;
.Necrophilia;
.Transvestic fetishism; and
.Pedophilia.
Under H.R. 1424, employers offering group coverage would be required to provide benefits related to these and similar diagnoses included in DSM-IV. In addition, the bill provides no conscience clause for employers who have religious or moral objections to covering the psycho-sexual disorders, including those noted above.
This issue of "mental health parity" is a big goal for liberals in health care. While mental health care is a serious public issue, and family resources can be sapped by lack of coverage for various conditions, this overbroad and national mandate will actually divert resources to controversial conditions and therapies, and even drive many businesses to drop their coverage altogether.
Call your representatives today and tell them to vote AGAINST H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act! The Capitol Hill switchboard can be reached at 202-224-3121.
Should Private Businesses Be Forced To Pay for Sexual Disorders?
Sincerely,
Tony Perkins
President
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