Word: healthly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...language of Question 3 makes it appear to be a public health measure, and the initiative is peppered with references to animal health, as if that were its primary goal. Of course, all farmers have a vested interest in keeping their animals in good shape. Nor do government inspectors take a kindly view of farmers who try to sell sick animals for public consumption. The health provisions of the bill are redundant--a smokescreen for the introduction of vague regulations calling for "sufficient" or "adequate" environmental conditions and "humane treatment" and the threat of $1000 fines...
...there is one, has been more reactionary than prescriptive. In California there is a referendum on the November 8 ballot that would end confidentiality policies for those who test positive for the AIDS virus. If it passes, doctors would be obligated to release names of those infected to state health authorities, who would then force these patients to reveal the names of all their sexual partners...
Instead, George Bush rambled on about American values while Michael Dukakis used the question as an opportunity to plug his proposed national health insurance plan...
...government to meaningfully respond to a public health crisis, there needs to be public concern over the issue and public discussion about policy alternatives. Other health problems, such as smoking and alcohol and drug abuse, receive more than their fair share of attention...
...legislators were serious about responding to AIDS they would ensure that federal dollars were allocated for research, health insurance and public education. They would talk openly about the fact that a problem exists...