Sunday, March 21, 2010

Will the H.R. 3962 "America's Health Choices Act of 2009" Cause Spikes In Number of Forced CI Surgery on Deaf Babies and Youngsters?

Within the Section 222 (9) broadly states the offer of hearing services along with tonight's historic vote of our first health care reform known as H.R. 3962 bill involved government intervention - (Sec. 222) Defines an "essential benefits package" as health benefits coverage that: (9) well-baby and well-child care and oral health, vision, and hearing services, equipment, and supplies for children under 21 years of age; and

This inserted language above was off from the page of H.R. 3200 generally known as "America's Health Choices Act of 2009". Not able to find the official posting of the H.R. 3962 on Section. 222 (9) whether the language concerned the hearing services remain unchanged or changed.

Stumbled upon the Section 222 (9) language to be pretty troublesome since it generalizes the hearing services, equipment and supplies for children under 21 years of age: and

Such a vague language like 9) well-baby and well-child care and oral health, vision, and hearing services, equipment, and supplies for children under 21 years of age; and

Look at the wordings of hearing services, equipment, and supplies for children under 21 years of age. That defintely meant the broad requirement for issuing the cochlear implant surgery and device.

Kinda puzzled why the language said "for children under 21 years of age". Our constitutional recognizance of any citizens to be legally declared at age of 18" Why it said "age of 21"?

Is that a real violation of our U.S. Constitution for the definition of all the citizens to be age of 21, not the age of 18?

The Twenty-sixth Amendment (Amendment XXVI) to the United States Constitution standardized the voting age to 18 -

Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.

Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.


Will the Early Detection Hearing Intervention (EDHI) upcoming bill definitely pave the unstoppable way for forced cochlear implant (CI) on deaf babies and youngsters without their consents and permissions?

Will we finally see the days of health care providers resort to the forced cochlear implant surgery on deaf babies and youngsters against the wishes of deaf parents and other parents of deaf children and leading advocates of deaf communities?

ASlize yours,

Robert L. Mason (RLM)

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