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To: American Spirit who wrote (268998)	1/18/2006 1:57:39 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571759

AS, what a fine country we have: RW Republicans think it's perfectly normal to deny women an exam so she can give birth, but it's perfectly okay to reschedule the exam for those going to war to kill people. So much for their so-called pro-life values! This is one of the most disgustingly biased events a person could possibly read: HOUSTON - A firefighter was required to take a promotion exam just 12 hours after giving birth because of a state law requiring all promotion candidates to be tested at once. news.yahoo.com She asked if a proctor could administer the exam at the hospital if necessary, but was told there could be no exceptions, except for firefighters on active military duty. After the exam, Kent's insurance did not allow her to be readmitted to the hospital [ She should sue her insurance company. ] Terese Floren, executive director of Women in the Fire Service Inc., acknowledged that the fire department was probably powerless because of the law, but said women shouldn't be forced to choose between having a family and a career. America is backwards. And Bush is a disgusting so-called leader for not taking iniative to clean this bias up.