On the recordMay 17, 1994
for too long, the Federal Government ignored the health needs of women. Little research was done on diseases which afflicted women, and clinical trials of diseases which affected everyone often used only men as subjects. But health care reform gives us the opportunity to help reverse the years of neglect. It gives us the opportunity to help the mothers, daughters, sisters, and wives whose health needs have previously been neglected. By ensuring coverage of needed preventive and primary care services, we will make progress in the fight against many diseases. Early detection can mean the difference between life and death in the battle against breast cancer, cervical cancer, and heart disease. By guaranteeing this coverage, we give women the chance they need to live healthy lives. Too many women have died because they could not afford a mammogram or a doctor. As a nation--as a Congress--we cannot afford to let that happen any longer.
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