Don't rush health reform

I am deeply concerned about the health-care proposal President Barack Obama is advocating. Most concerning are the artificial deadlines and the imposed rush to pass such sweeping, expensive, untested legislation. I do not understand the hysterical urgency to write such landmark legislation that could affect all of us for decades to come within such limited time constraints.

Our nation needs comprehensive health-care reform, which makes it all the more vital that it is carefully thought out, discussed, debated, reviewed, revised and agreed upon by a thinking, nonemotional, bipartisan majority. Hopefully, an attentive public will demand that calm heads prevail and bring reason and wisdom back to this very important issue. Our lives depend on it.

Pamela Wing

Bountiful