*Congressional [[Democrats]] wrote into the so-called "[[Obamacare|health care reform]]" bill of 2009, the outdated and offensive language, "A hospital or a nursing facility or intermediate-care facility for the ''mentally retarded'' . . ." (emphasis added).<ref>http://www.nypost.com/seven/07262009/news/nationalnews/retarded_house_bill_181448.htm</ref> Families of the learning-disabled, mental health experts, and advocates were outraged at the insensitivity of the proposed language in the new law (a rare example of liberals criticizing their own, albeit hypocritically).<ref>http://patterico.com/category/political-correctness/</ref> | *Congressional [[Democrats]] wrote into the so-called "[[Obamacare|health care reform]]" bill of 2009, the outdated and offensive language, "A hospital or a nursing facility or intermediate-care facility for the ''mentally retarded'' . . ." (emphasis added).<ref>http://www.nypost.com/seven/07262009/news/nationalnews/retarded_house_bill_181448.htm</ref> Families of the learning-disabled, mental health experts, and advocates were outraged at the insensitivity of the proposed language in the new law (a rare example of liberals criticizing their own, albeit hypocritically).<ref>http://patterico.com/category/political-correctness/</ref> |