Another letter by my friend Mary Stanik! Man, this woman is on fire this week!
I'm sure I am one of many people who are gratified that the birth of the California octuplets will be investigated (“Octuplet birth raises questions,” USA Today, Life, Feb. 3). I don't really care who the mother is, and I don't even care what compelled her to bring so many children into the world.
However, I do care that in a nation that is not providing basic health coverage for everyone, where seniors are forced to choose between medicine and food, and where lots of children do not receive necessary treatments and surgeries, someone wasn’t asking questions a lot sooner.
Strange, wacky, and even unethical medical happenings often make for interesting news stories.
We probably cannot change that anytime soon.
But until we can make sure no one in America goes without medical care, we really need to stop wasting medical resources and money.
Mary Stanik
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