From
Students for Life of America:
New website highlights problem with national health careARLINGTON, VA- Today, Students for Life of America's Executive Director, Kristan Hawkins, released a website dedicated to changing the current debate regarding national health care. She launched the website,
HealthcareforGunner.com, designed to highlight the reasons why a nationalized health care plan would hurt her infant son, Gunner, who was diagnosed with the deadly genetic disease, cystic fibrosis (CF), this March.
The website walks readers through Gunner's disease, his current health care plan, and President Obama's proposed nationalized health care system changes. In addition,
it shows proof of how nationalized health care fails cystic fibrosis patients in countries like Britain. The
website states that nationalized health care would hurt baby Gunner because access to the cystic fibrosis specialists, drugs, and tests would be limited. Because of limited funding and long wait lines, some of Gunner's care would be rationed or delayed which would directly affect his life expectancy.
Kristan Hawkins, mother of 5 month Gunner, said "Jonathan, Gunner's father, and I created this website because we want people to understand what we are talking about when we talk about health care reform. We hear politicians and policy makers reference rationing care but there is never a face to rationing. Gunner can be that face. We want people to know."
Hawkins, the Executive Director of the national pro-life organization
Students for Life of America, stated "As a pro-life activist, I believe everyone should have access to quality healthcare that works to extend the life even those with chronic diseases. However, after researching President Obama's plan and what has happened in other nationalized countries, it's clear that nationalized healthcare will not achieve that goal."
