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Improve Health Care For Female Veterans

Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: Care2

More than 155,000 women in America's armed services have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2002. But as these distinguished women return home, they are finding a veterans health care system better equipped to deal with the needs of men. A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced the Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2008 (S.2799) to provide for the unique needs of our female veterans. The legislation will authorize programs to improve care for Military Sexual Trauma (MST), increase research on the current barriers to care, and expand women veterans staff positions at the VA. Urge your Senator to give our women veterans the specialized care they deserve by supporting this bill!

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 20,000

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Dear Senator,

I urge you to support the Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2008 (S.2799), a bipartisan legislation that will dramatically increase the care available to our women veterans. Veterans Administration officials estimate that the amount of female veterans who use the VA will double in the next five years, and the health care system must be able to meet their special needs.

More than 155,000 women have served our country in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2002. It is essential to recognize that these women may have different physical, mental and reproductive health challenges than the men the VA is accustomed to treating.

This is especially the case for Military Sexual Trauma. Almost one-third of female veterans who sought health care from the VA said they experienced rape or attempted rape during their service. Of that group, 37 percent reported they were raped multiple times and 14 percent said they were gang-raped. Our VA health care system must be able to address the needs physical and mental health needs of our service women.

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We signed the “Improve Health Care For Female Veterans” petition!

# 15,550:

11:12 am PDT, Sep 14, Stephanie M., North Carolina

# 15,549:

11:06 am PDT, Sep 14, Jenna Whoa, Michigan
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10:50 am PDT, Sep 14, Yvonne Knebel, California
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you?

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9:07 am PDT, Sep 14, Elizabeth Nadler, Tennessee
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you?

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8:07 am PDT, Sep 14, Josie Lamb, Kentucky
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you?

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7:08 am PDT, Sep 14, Katherine Hammers, Michigan
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6:24 am PDT, Sep 14, Hamilton Todd, Florida
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you?

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5:19 am PDT, Sep 14, Claude Jonesjr, Wisconsin
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you?

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9:57 pm PDT, Sep 13, Linda Rustin Jones, Georgia

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8:15 pm PDT, Sep 13, Sue Russell, Tennessee
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you?

# 15,540:

7:44 pm PDT, Sep 13, Amber Kelsey, Texas

# 15,539:

7:18 pm PDT, Sep 13, Lora McClure, Oregon
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you? After sacrificing so much, they need to be taken care of. They've earned it!!

# 15,538:

6:59 pm PDT, Sep 13, Kate Garnett, New Mexico
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# 15,537:

6:52 pm PDT, Sep 13, Michelle Perry, Utah
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4:23 pm PDT, Sep 13, Geoffrey Doman, California
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# 15,535:

4:04 pm PDT, Sep 13, Jennifer Dickman, Pennsylvania
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you?

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3:58 pm PDT, Sep 13, Georgette Peters, California
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# 15,533:

3:48 pm PDT, Sep 13, Christy Gieseke, Texas
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you?

# 15,532:

3:04 pm PDT, Sep 13, Aideen Vega-Van Auken, Iowa
Improving women veterans' health care is important because they serve our country just as well and faithfully as men do and men receive better services than women do...which is UNFAIR!

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2:09 pm PDT, Sep 13, Donald Crispino, Arkansas

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12:45 pm PDT, Sep 13, Veronica Pellegrino, Massachusetts
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11:55 am PDT, Sep 13, Name not displayed, Maryland
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you?

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11:01 am PDT, Sep 13, Thomas Robinson, Florida
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10:41 am PDT, Sep 13, Michelle Mullin, Arizona

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10:20 am PDT, Sep 13, Cheryl Bagley, Texas
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10:16 am PDT, Sep 13, Name not displayed, New York
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8:51 am PDT, Sep 13, Ann Cheers, Colorado
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you?

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8:49 am PDT, Sep 13, Lisa Colcord, Arizona
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8:30 am PDT, Sep 13, Brandee Bell, Nebraska

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6:39 am PDT, Sep 13, Heather Peterson, Indiana
I am a woman

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5:00 am PDT, Sep 13, Jane Fox, New Jersey
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you?

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10:56 pm PDT, Sep 12, Linda S. Hartmann, Texas
Women Veterans should ALWAYS have appropriate and excellent physical and mental health choices. Do not discriminate on the availability and/or the quality of care available to all our active and veteran people.

# 15,518:

10:53 pm PDT, Sep 12, Mary Lellouche, Washington

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9:40 pm PDT, Sep 12, Suzi Davis, Florida
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you?

# 15,516:

8:12 pm PDT, Sep 12, Leanne Struble, Washington
The women serving are giving as much for their country and deserve to have great care when they get home.

# 15,515:

8:00 pm PDT, Sep 12, Martin Strain, Florida
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you?

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7:37 pm PDT, Sep 12, Katherine Houchins-Holsclaw, Maryland
Why is improving the women veterans' health care important to you?

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7:10 pm PDT, Sep 12, Reeney Adams, Georgia
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6:28 pm PDT, Sep 12, Bettie Downey, Iowa
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6:28 pm PDT, Sep 12, Lizabeth Schiffer, Hawaii
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6:00 pm PDT, Sep 12, Tina Hicks, Ohio
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4:22 pm PDT, Sep 12, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
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3:05 pm PDT, Sep 12, Jacqueline Vars, Washington
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2:30 pm PDT, Sep 12, Robin Covarrubias, Pennsylvania
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2:07 pm PDT, Sep 12, N Lavertu, North Carolina
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# 15,505:

11:14 am PDT, Sep 12, Janette Fischer, Oklahoma
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10:34 am PDT, Sep 12, Sabrina Garrett, California
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8:39 am PDT, Sep 12, Joy Toney, California

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7:12 am PDT, Sep 12, Becky Bohnyak, Vermont
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6:17 am PDT, Sep 12, Beverly Fields, Massachusetts
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