TO THE EDITOR:
I would like to echo the sentiments of Emily Batchelder in her column last Friday ("President is chipping away at reproductive health care," Oct. 8) pointing out the inadequacies of the Bush administration's policies on women's health.
It seems hypocritical to denounce abortion and family planning without providing financial assistance to those families that would be drastically affected by bringing another child into the home.
Not only do President Bush and his right-wing Republican friends oppose equating men's and women's health care, but they also don't support the continuation of women's equality in the workplace.
During the past four years, the Equal Pay Initiative has halted. Women still earn only $0.77 to every $1.00 a man earns in the workplace. The Child Care Tax credit has not been expanded to meet the needs of working parents and their children under the Bush administration.
John Kerry and John Edwards will change all of this. Senator Kerry was the co-sponsor of the Women's Health Equity Act which provides the best health care to all women.
Senator Kerry and Senator Edwards support the women's right to choose and family planning initiatives. Both Senators Kerry and Edwards support balancing the pay gap so that men and women earn the same amount for the same work.
Kerry and Edwards support expanding the Child Care Tax credit to provide adequate child care to 3.5 million children in America.
Don't let the "W" is for "Women" fool you.
