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By Neal Shulenburger Kansan staff writer
Like it or not, the health care system is becoming more about earning money, state Sen. Sandy Praeger (R-2nd Dist.) said in a speech to the KU bioethics club last night.
"Right now we are in the middle of a transition from a non-profit based system to a market-oriented system," Praeger said. "More and
Praeger defeated Democratic challenger Chris O'Brien in the Nov. 5 election to retain her seat in the Senate. Praeger is the chairwoman of the Senate's Public Health and Welfare and Health Care reform Legislative Oversight committees.
more hospitals are being sold to large companies that are pursuing market interests."
Fraeger said that many hospitals were attempting to switch from a non-profit orientation to a for-profit basis. She cited hospitals in Dodge City and Wichita as examples of the trend.
She also said the construction of a second hospital in Lawrence was a move towards a non-profit takeover.
"The second hospital in Lawrence is really being built so that we will eventually have only one for-profit
hospital in Lawrence, she said. "They hope to provide health care cheaply enough to drive Lawrence Memorial Hospital out of business."
Kyle Krehbiel, club president and Salina junior, said that the trend was not necessarily a good one.
Praeger said that public trust in the health care system had to be earned.
"I guess that's why I find the for-profit system corrupt," Krehbiel said. "It's making money on the basis of other people's misfortunes."
"Right now the switch is making us take a close look at the services for profit groups we're providing," she said.
Praeger said that guaranteeing health care access, patient choice of the health care provider, and timely access to services already
had legislation on the books. Limits on gag rules regarding alternative procedures and specialty care, and access to experimental procedures were issues that needed to be addressed soon, she said.
Although Praeger mentioned that several hospitals that had been sold to for-profit organizations still accepted patients who could not pay for services, she said that there were no rules requiring them to do so.
Praeger said that although there were no rules, she expected the for-profit organizations to continue to serve the poor.
"It would not be smart business for Columbia or anyone else not to, provide the work," she said. "They are trying to gain the acceptance of the people who they want to serve, and doing that kind of work is one way to earn that."
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KU amnesty group focuses attention on Turkish abuses
By Cameron Heeg Kansan staff writer
Reports of widespread torture, anti terrorism laws, government- and police-backed security forces and separatism between the Kurdish and the general Turkish population have prompted Amnesty International to focus its human rights efforts on Turkey.
To follow suit, members of the KU Amnesty International have arranged a panel discussion and public forum at 7 tonight in the Multicultural Resource Center to discuss human rights in Turkey and the role the United States plays in the issue.
"We want to do our part as Amnesty International members and raise the consciousness of KU students to the clear violations of human rights in Turkey," said Rachel Wiese, Overland Park junior. "Amnesty International members will campaign in Turkey to make sure that the same human rights citizens all over the world deserve are carried out by the Turkish government."
For the past 36 years, Turkey has experienced political turmoil that has spilled over to the civilian population in the forms of harsh laws and decreased human rights. In the three decades since the problems have come to light, the Turkish military has overthrown the government three times, has suspended three parliaments and has hanged a prime minister.
Since 1980, after the last major military coup, two armed opposition groups, the PKK, or Kurdish Workers' Party, and Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front have been in a continual battle with police and government forces.
In an effort to curb the opposition parties' efforts to break away from Turkish rule, the government has declared a state of emergency and
The media and producers of academic material have borne the brunt of the anti-terrorism laws. Although Article 28 of the Turkish Constitution states: "the press is free and shall not be censored," hundreds of writers and journalists have been tortured, imprisoned and, in some cases, killed, according to Amnesty International reports.
"The anti-terror law has basically given security forces that enforce the law complete control over the land," Wiese said. "And they use torture and killing as ways to get confessions from suspected separatists and family members."
The main target that security forces have been battling against is the PKK in Southeast Turkey. The PKK has fought to gain a region of autonomy for the approximately 12 million Kurds who live in the area. Amnesty International also is focusing on the PKK members who have been charged with the murder of innocent citizens.
The United States and other countries in the United Nations have had unclear policies when it comes to the Kurds, human rights issues and the sale of military weapons to opposing factions in Turkey. U.N. countries can have a dramatic impact on the situation if they set out strong foreign policy in that region of the world, said Philip Schrodt, professor of political science at the University. Schrodt will speak at the meeting tonight on the role the United States plays on the human rights issue in Turkey.
"Without a consistent policy on the Kurdish situation, there will continue to be human rights problems that will roll over to Turkey as a whole," Schrodt said.
Students can learn about sex in spring
Dailey to teach class for no credit at ECM
By Liz Musser
Kansan staff writer
Dennis Daily says that healthy sexual relationships don't come automatically. And next semester, the professor of social welfare will be working after hours instructing students towards that goal.
For the third year in a row, the Ecumenical Christian Ministries will offer Daily's course, "Human Sexuality in Everyday Life" for no credit. The 10-week class, which starts Jan. 15, will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday nights at ECM, 1205 Oread Ave.
"The class focuses on people examining and learning about their own sexuality," Dailey said. "Healthy relationships are an important part of life, and it's good for students to think about these issues as they enter into the next part of their lives."
Daily's class used to be offered on campus every semester, but in 1994 the School of Social Welfare eliminated the course in the spring semesters because they needed Dalley to teach other required courses. Now the University only offers the class in the fall semester.
Cheno Simmons, staff coordinator for ECM, said that the ECM offered the spring class because of the strong interest.
*Part of the ECM's mission is to work in cooperation with the
University to provide education." Simmons said. "A lot of people want to take the course, so we thought that we should provide it for them."
Thad Holcombe, campus pastor at ECM, said that the ECM also offered Daily's course because of the importance of the subject matter.
"Sexuality is a very important topic, and the ECM wanted to provide a safe place to explore those issue," Holcombe said.
Simonms said that the course was a good way for students in majors that have limited elective hour to take a class outside of their major.
"Student who are, for instance in the School of Engineering, don't have room in their schedules to take electives," Simmons said. "This gives them a chance to do that."
Dailey said that the class would have no test or required readings.
"It's not about evaluation, it's about learning and growing," he said.
Simmons said that she had taken the class and that it was worth taking for no credit.
"My favorite part of the class was how open he was," Simmons said. "By the end of the class I was so much more comfortable with my sexuality than I was before."
The cost of the course will be $30 for students and $40 for non-students. Students can sign-up for the course at ECM. The ECM will issue certificates of completion for continuing education students.
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