Meanwhile, various special-interest groups urged passage of bills covering particular procedures or kinds of treatments. Not surprisingly, women's advocates were angered by the decision. Somehow they must have decided that men's health care is a priority but not women's. If the Senate had decided not to pass any health insurance mandates, and had followed that rule across the board, then at least there would be a kind of overriding logic at work. As it is, however, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno's explanation for the discrepancy just doesn't wash.
Early detection boosts a patient's chances of surviving both breast cancer and prostate cancer.
It follows that mammograms and prostate screenings should be treated equally under state law. Until the Senate can explain its decisions on these bills, individual senators may find themselves facing some tough questions back home in their districts. And that's as it should be, especially in an election year. After all, every state lawmaker is up for election this fall.