Health Insurance and Amendment 2

I was sent this in an email...I do not know the author or where it originated....just thought I would pass on for those interested.



l Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida -


When the largest and oldest health insurance provider speaks out
against Amendment 2 people listen. And Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Florida (BCBS-FL) has been speaking out against the deceptively
named "marriage protection" amendment quite a bit.

Their clear and public stand has earned them high points for
courage and integrity but it has also earned them the animosity
of the far right backers of Amendment 2.

"Amendment 2 is going to have a major impact on our ability to
provide benefits for domestic partners, and we're opposed to
anything that gets in the way of providing benefits."

--Randy Kammer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida

Since publicly announcing their opposition to this
discriminatory amendment, BCBS-FL has been targeted by the far
right. They stood up for all Floridians and now we need to stand
up for them.

Click here to send a Thank You message to Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Florida and let them know that we will stand with them every
time they support fairness and equality.
http://ga4.org/campaign/BCBS

Far right backers of Amendment 2 are already starting challenges
to municipalities' domestic partnership benefits. David Caton,
of the Florida Family Association, has already started laying
the groundwork to challenge partner benefits that the City of
Tampa provides to police officers, firefighters and all
municipal employees.

Proponents of the Michigan amendment claimed that it was only
about marriage - just as those pushing the Florida Amendment are
now doing. Then, those very same people turned around and
challenged Michigan Domestic Partner Benefits programs and
stripped away the rights and benefits of thousands of couples.

Write to BCBS-FL today and tell them how much we appreciate
their principled stand.
http://ga4.org/campaign/BCBS
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