No, this is not about politics or where you stand on health care. This is about the power of moms — cape wearing, high flying “super moms” to be exact. Using the group nom de plume SuperMom Healthcare Truth Squad, an undertaking spearheaded by MomsRising.org, mothers nationwide are taking to the streets to, according to a MomsRising column in the Huffington Post, “dispel the unfounded rumors, misconceptions and lies about healthcare reform.” Over the next several weeks, in Chicago, Baltimore, San Francisco and elsewhere, these ambassadors will be talking to the public and politicians. Why moms? The article notes that 7 out of 10 women are either uninsured, underinsured or in significant debt due to healthcare costs, and “healthcare reform is a key economic security issue for mothers and families in our nation.”
