Biggest Known Weasel on Earth Found: The U.S. Congress (L: Stuckus я Us)

Wounded War Vets 

I saw the clip linked below on PBS News Hour, re: This subject and all I can say is shame on the entire GOP.

“The most anti-woman Republican Party in American History escalated its attacks on women to deny wounded female veterans fertility treatments (IVF) from the VA that would help them to have children in spite of wounds suffered while defending our country - either for themselves a severely wounded spouse...”

The focus in the News Hour clip was on a young badly wounded Marine and his wife. He had lost both legs, his right arm and most of left arm and his reproductive ability and yet he is denied IVF treatment from the VA so that he and his wife can have children … the VA via this GOP congress says in part: “It is too costly and our base has religious convictions about this (IVF) procedure.”

I can't say how pissed I am at this GOP who cites it as “too costly and for religious reasons.” (VA IVF ban was passed in 1992 and now the cost is the reason for not lifting the ban for some 1,800 Vets who could benefit by the treatment).

So, let me ask you, Mr. and Mrs. GOP in Congress and elsewhere: “How much is that young Marine’s legs, both arms, and reproductive rights worth?

Every Republican in the country should be angry about this. Just listen to the doctor in the clip explain the IVF procedure and such and misinformation about it.

The PBS segment can be seen here ... PBS News Hour Stream (click top right segment picture of Judy Woodruff to access it)... seen at the 41:25 mark (should open automatically).

Then write your GOP member of Congress and give them your opinion on that young man’s behalf and guess what – there are a lot of others just like him.

All they want is a chance to have a family like the ones they protected and gave so much for in war … we must return the favor and honor to them – don’t you think??

Related article from here (Washington Post) earlier in 2015.

Thanks for stopping by. Pass this along as much as possible. I suspect Congress will act soon to “fix” this – stay tuned.