The 13-member working group of U.S. senators selected by Senate Republican leadership to craft legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare does not include a single woman, despite the GOP having five women among its Senate ranks, and considering the significant impact this bill would have on women. Meanwhile, people of color are hardly represented as well.
“Thirteen men are deciding the future of American health care tonight,”said CNN’s Erin Burnett on her show Friday. “Why couldn’t they find one woman to represent the concerns of 126 million female adults in the United States of America What can they realistically bring to the table when the conversation turns to, let’s just say, childbirth, maternity leave, ovarian cancer or breast cancer”
According to prevailing estimates, more than 24 million Americans are expected to lose their health insurance under the House version of the bill, which passed along party lines on Thursday. That bill also defunds Planned Parenthood and eliminates the requirement for health care plans to cover maternity care, among other care essential to women.
