The national Republican Party has mailed a fundraising appeal suggesting Democrats might use an overhaul of the health care system to deny medical treatment to Republicans.
A questionnaire accompanying the appeal says the government could check voter-registration records, “prompting fears that GOP voters might be discriminated against for medical treatment in a Democrat-imposed health care rationing system.”
It asks, “Does this possibility concern you?”
Katie Wright, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee, said the question was “inartfully worded.”
But she said people should worry because government officials would have access to personal financial and medical data.
“The RNC doesn’t try to scare people,” Wright said. “We’re just trying to get the facts out on health care. And that’s what we do every day.” The Associated Press
