I just posted on Blogher why I think Blogher should choose health care as our pet project for Blogher's Act, a bi-partisan initiative for women bloggers to influence government in a positive way. There is current discussion on what the pet topic will be.

All women deserve health coverage - breast cancer research does us no good if we can't afford the cure. It also does us no good to be diagnosed with post partum depression and get the help we need if it means we're uninsurable in the future.

If presented the right way I think all women can get behind access to health coverage for everyone.

For bloggers there are some really easy and tangible ways to effect the change.

* Carry around voter registration cards and hand them to people you talk to on the street, neighbors, people at church, other parents at school. There are MILLIONS of Americans who do not vote. We can seriously influence voter turnout by simply making it very easy to register. You can pick up voter registration cards for free and it doesn't even cost a stamp to send it.

* Bloggers can make an effort to report on the average persons health care concerns. Real people you know having real serious problems with their insurance companies or being denied coverage or receiving inaccurate and excessive bills from doctors. We've been silent long enough. This method illustrates that this is not happening to "others" it is happening to "us," good hardworking American citizens.

* Put links to organizations like Congress.org that makes it really simple for readers to sent letters to their elected officials letting them know that this is the American People's issue, not a partisan one and we expect them ALL, Republican and Democrat, to take it seriously and commit to a better plan.

To encourage Blogher to pick healthcare as its Blogher's Act issue please send an email to: cooper-emily@themotherhood.com or post a comment at Blogher's Community page.