Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) - Health

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Healthcare reform should include a government-sponsored health insurance option. A public option is good for our families, is good for the American economy

The U.S. should implement a single-payer health care system. Grijalva co-sponsored the United States National Health Insurance Act.

People do have a right to affordable healthcare. Raúl believes that health care is a right, not a privilege.

Employer health care plans should offer equivalent benefits for both mental health and physical conditions. I’m proud to support important legislation that will help end this practice and ensure more Americans get the care they need and deserve

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

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

Vaccines containing thimerosal are not safe. "Cosponsored bill to ban thimerosal (which contains mercury) from vaccines "

The government should require labeling of genetically modified food. labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients

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

EVIDENCE: Should the U.S. government provide universal healthcare? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should the U.S. government provide universal healthcare? Yes

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. government provide universal healthcare?

UNKNOWN: Should the government regulate the cost of healthcare?

UNKNOWN: Is abstinence-only sex education effective?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)?

UNKNOWN: Should the government negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. permit the import of prescription drugs from Canada?

UNKNOWN: Should the FDA regulate tobacco products?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. do more to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa?

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 medical providers have the right to refuse medical care they find morally objectionable?

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: 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?