| There is all this talk about Government health | | | | sometimes miles from the university? When you |
| care. This is something lower-income and | | | | go in to that doctors office, or the hospital room, |
| minorities should be involved in. Why do you think | | | | be ready to ask questions. Read everything |
| this is being opposed? The majority of African | | | | before you sign it, if you aren't sure what it is, |
| Americans are working on jobs that don't provide | | | | have it explained to you. |
| health care. When they need medical help, they | | | | You must be able to tell them about the problem |
| go to a free clinic or a teaching hospital. | | | | you're having. Be specific, read and learn your |
| These medical facilities are breeding grounds for | | | | body. If you are able to tell them something |
| experimentation. Have you ever looked around | | | | specific, they are less likely to experiment. |
| and noticed how many African Americans are on | | | | The other area that has become a huge problem, |
| kidney dialysis? Do you really believe that many | | | | Children being placed on medication for behavior |
| people have bad kidneys? | | | | problems. This is a huge problem, and the school |
| My sister told me about a lady that had a mother | | | | system is playing a big part in this. Teachers are |
| to die from "kidney disease". The hospital told her | | | | not psychologists, but they are the ones that |
| children to get tested, because they probably had | | | | have children placed on medication. |
| it, but they couldn't tell them the specific disease. | | | | This is of great concern, because, parents can |
| Those that were tested, have either died, or are | | | | get a check for these children, when they are |
| living a horrible life on dialysis. Those that weren't | | | | placed on medication. It was thought these were |
| tested, are in good health. One of the siblings that | | | | problems in particular areas of the country, but it |
| is on dialysis, was told "she has been taken off | | | | has become apparent, this is all over the country. |
| the transplant list, because she can't afford the | | | | Children are being taken from homes, solely on |
| medication". | | | | the recommendations of teachers. It's know as |
| I had a friend to go into the hospital, they did | | | | legally kidnapping. There are reports of children |
| open heart surgery, and put her on dialysis, when | | | | dying from this medication. Most people don't |
| she asked them why she was on dialysis, they | | | | realize, the drug company pays the school for |
| told her, her kidneys had been bad for years, she | | | | putting children on Ritalin. |
| just didn't know it. | | | | Research shows that when children have used |
| The horror stories go on. There are dialysis | | | | retain and are taken off, they become violent. If |
| centers working 24/7. Why do you think hospitals | | | | you only read one book in your life time, make it, |
| for major universities are located in urban areas, | | | | Medical Apartheid, by Harriet Washington. |