*Congressional [[Democrats]] wrote into the so-called "[[health care reform]]" bill of 2009, the outdated and offensive language, "A hospital or a nursing facility or intermediate-care facility for the ''mentally retarded'' .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).[http://www.nypost.com/seven/07262009/news/nationalnews/retarded_house_bill_181448.htm] Families of person with learning disabilities, mental health experts and advocates were outraged at the insensitivity of the proposed language in the new law. [http://patterico.com/category/political-correctness/] | *Congressional [[Democrats]] wrote into the so-called "[[health care reform]]" bill of 2009, the outdated and offensive language, "A hospital or a nursing facility or intermediate-care facility for the ''mentally retarded'' .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).[http://www.nypost.com/seven/07262009/news/nationalnews/retarded_house_bill_181448.htm] Families of person with learning disabilities, mental health experts and advocates were outraged at the insensitivity of the proposed language in the new law. [http://patterico.com/category/political-correctness/] |