Well, this escalated quickly. Rebecca Watson, founder of Skepchick, just hoped for Sen. Pat Roberts to die of breast cancer:
About 460 American men are estimated to die of breast cancer in 2017. I sincerely hope Sen. Roberts is one of them. https://t.co/xtLVSOoA66
— Rebecca Watson (@rebeccawatson) March 23, 2017
Watson was responding to this report allegedly Roberts snarked about mammogram coverage included in Obamacare’s mandated essential benefits:
I asked Sen. Roberts if he supports scrapping Essential Health Benefits. "I wouldn't want to lose my mammograms," he snarked. #AHCA
— Alice Miranda Ollstein (@AliceOllstein) March 23, 2017
Update. Roberts has apologized for his remark:
I deeply regret my comments on a very important topic. Mammograms are essential to women's health & I never intended to indicate otherwise.
— Senator Pat Roberts (@SenPatRoberts) March 23, 2017
Democrat Jackie Spiers of California added some snark of her own:
.@AliceOllstein @SenPatRoberts I don't want to lose my prostate cancer screenings either. #AHCA #Trumpcare
— Jackie Speier (@RepSpeier) March 23, 2017
And other liberals were outraged at Roberts’ comment:
A GOP Senator's nauseating response of why he's okay with stripping the mandatory health benefits requirements insurance plans must carry. https://t.co/G3eDrJ0aAN
— Taniel (@Taniel) March 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/Zac_Petkanas/status/844954849150152705
https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/844951726247563266
those women and their needs. https://t.co/B56YTX42by
— Sam Stein (@samstein) March 23, 2017
If coastal elites spent more time in Kansas, they'd know that real Americans love being unable to afford mammograms. https://t.co/rIOeYa1U6I
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) March 23, 2017
This is a crass and ignorant answer to ESBs https://t.co/KAk6zxINUQ
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) March 23, 2017
As for Watson, she’s mad that Obamacare might get overturned today AND at the price of avocados in California:
what the fuck is the point of living in california if I have to pay $2.50 for an avocado
— Rebecca Watson (@rebeccawatson) March 23, 2017
also I might lose my health insurance today
— Rebecca Watson (@rebeccawatson) March 23, 2017
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