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In Your Opinion: My Health, And A Reminder That Healthcare Should Be An American Value

By U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman.

My core belief in equality is one of the reasons I first decided to run for Congress. My belief that we all deserve a fair shot extends to every corner of the things that shape our lives, including the notion that your income, social status, occupation or lack of an occupation should not determine your access to quality, affordable healthcare. The fight for that access recently became a deeply personal commitment when my doctor found a small, irregular spot on one of my lungs during a routine checkup. After explaining my family history, my doctor agreed with my request for a PET scan, and because I believe in God, my family and I came together in fervent prayer even before we knew the outcome.

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