League of Women Voters BMC

Welcome to the LWVBMC!

Resources for Current Issues:

Legislative Action Network Week #1 January 5-8, 2010 [Word doc]
Proposed 2009-2011 LWV US Study of the Role of the Federal Government in Public Education [Word doc]

Health Care Reform

Health Care Reform history prepared by Bloomington/Monroe County LWV [Word doc]
Indiana Health Care Fact Sheet prepared by Bloomington/Monroe County LWV [Word doc]
National Health Insurance Fact Sheet prepared by Bloomington/Monroe County LWV [Word doc]
Frequently Asked Questions about Single Payer Health Care prepared by Bloomington/Monroe County LWV [Word doc]
What is 'Single Payer' Health Care versus 'Public Option' Health Care? prepared by Dr. Barbara Klein, LWV Arizona [PDF]
Resources for Additional Educational Material prepared by Bloomington/Monroe County LWV [Word doc]
International Timeline of Universal Health Care [Tiff Image]
Health Insurance Premiums Rising [Tiff Image]
Resolution of the LWVIN State Convention [Word doc]
The Arizona League of Women Voters provides an excellent booklet on health care reform titled Health Care Issues Behind Health Care Reform. Open the General Version of the PDF
Two DVDs are available:
- 1. Health, money and Fear with Dr. Paul Hochfeld – More information available at: www.ourailinghealthcare.com
- 2. Health Care Reform: Mandates versus Health Care for All with Dr. Rob Stone
For a copy of Dr Stone's DVD contact S. Hegeman at hegemans@indiana.edu. there is a $4.00 charge for handling and mailing.

Why the League of Women Voters?

Non-Partisan
Active on local, state, & national levels of government
Encourages informed & active participation of all citizens
Stimulates discussion to promote a healthy community

What the league means by "nonpartisan":

Nonpartisan when used by the League means we never support a candidate or person; we never support a political party. We strive to conduct ourselves in an even-handed manner when working with candidates and parties during candidate forums and at all other times as well.

The League does support and advocate for certain issues. The issues we support have been studied by a group of members in committee (Resource Committees) and the whole membership has reached consensus through discussions based on the study results. The process of consensus is reached on local, state and national issues and results in the taking of a position (stand). A stand becomes part of our program. This process results in positions that are local (such as schools), state (such as election procedures) and national (such as abolition of the death penalty).

The purpose of the League is to encourage the informed and active participation of all citizens in government and politics on all levels of government regardless of political persuasion. In Bloomington, our hope is that the League will stimulate the kind of public discussion and activity which characterize a healthy, progressive community.

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