Ducky DooLittle (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} duckydoo) wrote,@ 2008-08-20 10:32:00 |
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Discriminatory Insurance Practices by Honda
Below is a reprint of a letter from the American Fertility Association. Please read and join the letter writing campaign.
19 August 2008
Dear Friends and Supporters of The AFA,
We have learned that Honda Manufacturing of Alabama has issued a request to its health insurance provider, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, asking that they specifically "...exclude domestic partners (same-sex partners) from Assisted Reproductive Technology benefits including diagnostic services related to fertility/infertility that have a fertility or infertility diagnosis."
The AFA is committed to fairness and equality for all people who desire to raise a family, and believe that the option to pursue medical treatment for infertility must be available to all those who need treatment, not only those with the resources to pay for the treatment out of pocket. Decisions made during infertility treatments must be strictly medical decisions, not financial ones.
We are dismayed that Honda Manufacturing of Alabama would take a stance that can only be described as discriminatory and anti-family, denying gay and lesbian couples ART benefits that they otherwise would have been able to access. As we said when we reached out to Honda nearly a month ago, asking for a meeting to discuss their policy, we stand ready to work with them to ensure fair and equal treatment for all their employees who desire to create a family. Honda has yet to respond to our requests.
Why are we taking on this issue? Because when it comes to reproductive choice, there is no "us" or "them". We're all in this together, and we need to stand with each other as a united front.
Please take a moment to call Honda and send a letter:
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
Attn: Mark Morrison, Corporate Affairs Manager
Attn: Hiroshi Sasamoto, President
1800 Honda Dr
Lincoln, AL 35096
(205) 355-8000
Feel free to craft your own letter, or use something like this:
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Dear Mr. Morrison and Mr. Sasamoto,
We're writing to ask you to end your discriminatory policy against same sex couples by denying them Assisted Reproductive Technology insurance benefits while providing those same benefits to opposite sex couples. This policy is unfair, unjust and ultimately, anti-family.
Thank you,
Your Name
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We would also appreciate it if you would make a contribution to The AFA so that we can continue to advocate on behalf of all those who, more than anything, want to have a family.
You can visit www.theafa.org to make a donation and to read the press release.
Please take a moment to call Honda and send a letter:
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
Attn: Mark Morrison, Corporate Affairs Manager
Attn: Hiroshi Sasamoto, President
1800 Honda Dr
Lincoln, AL 35096
(205) 355-8000
Feel free to craft your own letter, or use something like this:
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Dear Mr. Morrison and Mr. Sasamoto,
We're writing to ask you to end your discriminatory policy against same sex couples by denying them Assisted Reproductive Technology insurance benefits while providing those same benefits to opposite sex couples. This policy is unfair, unjust and ultimately, anti-family.
Thank you,
Your Name
+++++++
We would also appreciate it if you would make a contribution to The AFA so that we can continue to advocate on behalf of all those who, more than anything, want to have a family.
You can visit www.theafa.org to make a donation and to read the press release.
