Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL) - Health

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Medical providers should not have the right to refuse medical care they find morally objectionable. Schakowsky co-sponsored the Protecting Patients and Health Care bill

Plan B should be available over-the-counter to women under the age of 18. "We support unrestricted access to EC for all woman."

The U.S. should do more to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. Today there are roughly 1.4 million, so I share Mr. Gerson’s enthusiasm for this bill, and I am proud of the statement we will make as a Congress by passing it.

The U.S. government should provide universal healthcare. Schakowsky wants to implement a universal healthcare program to guarantee coverage to all Americans, regardless of income

The U.S. should permit the import of prescription drugs from Canada. Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs

The government should negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. I rise in strong support of H.R. 4, the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act, to require Medicare negotiation for lower drug prices

Chain restaurants should be required to display calorie counts on their menus. Cosponsored the Meal Education and Labeling Act

The government should require labeling of genetically modified food. Supports Labeling

The use of antibiotics in food animals poses a risk to human health. H.R. 962: Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2007

The FDA should label food products from animal clones. Co-sponsoring H.R. 992 Cloned Food Labeling Act

The U.S. should expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Schakowsky supports legislation

The U.S. should implement a single-payer health care system. Schakowsky co-sponsors universal health insurance bill

EVIDENCE: Should Medicaid coverage be provided for low-income individuals infected with HIV? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should healthcare reform include a government-sponsored health insurance option? Yes

UNKNOWN: Should the government regulate the cost of healthcare?

UNKNOWN: Is abstinence-only sex education effective?

UNKNOWN: Do people have a right to affordable healthcare?

UNKNOWN: Should the FDA regulate tobacco products?

UNKNOWN: Do you use lip balm regularly?

UNKNOWN: Would a universal healthcare system require a tax increase?

UNKNOWN: Is the use of birth control equivalent to abortion?

UNKNOWN: Should physician-assisted suicide be legal?

UNKNOWN: Should contraceptives be covered by health insurance plans?

UNKNOWN: Is the FDA's drug approval process effective?

UNKNOWN: Should health insurance pricing favor those who meet physical standards?

UNKNOWN: Should adults be required by law to purchase health insurance?

UNKNOWN: When does life begin?

UNKNOWN: Should the government impose smoking bans?

UNKNOWN: Should healthcare reform include a government-sponsored health insurance option?

UNKNOWN: Should employers be required to offer health insurance to full-time employees?

UNKNOWN: Is "third-hand smoke" a viable concern?

UNKNOWN: Should a legal guardian be able to make life and death medical decisions for an individual in a persistant vegetative state if there is no living will?

UNKNOWN: Do humans have souls?

UNKNOWN: Should employers offer health savings accounts?

UNKNOWN: Is Cuba's healthcare system effective?

UNKNOWN: Should insurance premiums be tax-deductible?

UNKNOWN: Should employer health care plans offer equivalent benefits for both mental health and physical conditions?

UNKNOWN: Is it necessary to grow food organically?

UNKNOWN: Will health care reform legislation be passed in 2009?

UNKNOWN: Should there be limits on the amount of damages awarded in medical malpractice suits?