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Take Action: Health Care For 9/11's Heroes
We need to provide comprehensive health coverage for all of 9/11's first-responders and their families. Take action.
Goal: 10,000
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Progress: 4,341
Sponsored by: The Hunger Site
The men and women who were the first-responders to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks are no less than heroes. They bravely took on the burden of rescuing injured people from the destruction. Many responders lost their lives trying to save others.
Many who survived, however, still battle their own adversity in the aftermath. The immensity of the disaster exposed those present to dangerous chemicals and substances known to cause cancer.
Unfortunately, cancer is not covered under the health care plan offered to first-responders. And some legislators want to leave out a stipulation for cancer because they say it would be too costly.
But there is no price to be put on human life — especially the lives of our brave first-responders.
Write to Dr. John Howard, administrator of the US federal government's World Trade Center Health Programme, asking him to add cancer to the coverage list for 9/11's heroes.
Dear Dr. John Howard,
As you know, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the United States was the deadliest in history. Thousands of innocent people lost their lives that day, and many more are still struggling, living with the memories and implications of the aftermath.
The surviving first-responders of 9/11 make up one group of people who are still facing adversity today. The people who risked and sacrificed their lives that day are America's heroes, and it's our job to make sure they're taken care of. That's why it's critical that cancer be covered under the US federal government's World Trade Center Health Programme (WTCHP)— the health plan set up by the government to take care of 9/11 first-responders and their families.
With toxic substances present everywhere following the destruction, it's no wonder cancer is being linked to exposure to Ground Zero.
It's time to take care of America's heroes.
Thank you.
Petition Signatures
May 11, 2013
Tori Dickson
May 10, 2013
Diane Kupelian
May 9, 2013
richard hall
May 7, 2013
Rachel Sachs
May 5, 2013
Marilyn Graziano
May 4, 2013
Alma Pulido
May 4, 2013
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May 4, 2013
Anke Scheinert
May 2, 2013
Nicole Fulton
May 2, 2013
Carolyn Fulton
May 2, 2013
Gary Fulton
May 2, 2013
Jan Blanchard
Please take care of these heroes. They were unselfishly there to help anyone in need in hugely traumatic circumstances. It is time to take care of them.
Apr 30, 2013
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We need to take action
Apr 29, 2013
KATHRYN HEMMINGS (MRS)
Apr 27, 2013
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please help support the health of the first responders from 9/11. They need your help
Apr 26, 2013
luxcika krishnapillai
Apr 26, 2013
Julia Summers
Apr 26, 2013
Theodore Shayne
Apr 26, 2013
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Apr 25, 2013
Janice Elton
Apr 25, 2013
Carol De Hart
Apr 25, 2013
Jim Callison
Apr 25, 2013
Yukie Lee
Apr 25, 2013
Nola Rankin
Apr 25, 2013
sky vettel
Apr 23, 2013
Cat Gabe
Apr 22, 2013
rhonda lawford
Apr 20, 2013
Stacey Calvert
Apr 20, 2013
Nanci Rogers
Apr 19, 2013
Pamela Moteles
Apr 18, 2013
Katherine Tildes
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Kaye L
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Apr 18, 2013
Mollie Schlesser
Apr 17, 2013
Kathleen Keske
Apr 17, 2013
Judy Martz
Apr 17, 2013
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Apr 17, 2013
Joanne Debicki-Meta
Apr 17, 2013
Nicole Murray
Apr 16, 2013
Mary Ball
Apr 15, 2013
Theresa Small
Apr 15, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
Jennifer Shelton
Apr 13, 2013
Patricia Bacon
tHESE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN SHOULD BE CARED FOR IN ALL ASPECTS FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.THey ARE THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE.
Apr 12, 2013
Jan-Paul Alon
Apr 12, 2013
alan kardoff
Apr 11, 2013
Maria dels Àngels Beltran
Apr 9, 2013
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Apr 7, 2013
Andrea Martinez
Apr 7, 2013
Krystal Longley
