Cancer is often left undiagnosed because many poor and uninsured Americans can't afford to go to a doctor on a regular basis. Jackson's address was delivered at a convention that had cancer and ethnic minorities as the central focus. Putting a plug in for affirmative action and diversity, Jackson reminded his audience that while America looks like a quilt, the patches represent huge cultural and economic differences. Inclusion makes us stronger. No one can be left behind.
All human life is precious.
With the advent of managed care, Jackson said the current health care system is more interested in keeping the marketplace happy than the health care needs of the people it is supposed to serve. But the market place is blind. He challenged psychologists to use their special skills to make America a less dangerous and hateful nation. We make more guns than any other world in the nation, and we shoot them. He added that it was time to stop building first class jails and second-class schools.