{"id":236824,"date":"2014-03-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/opinion-april-2014\/"},"modified":"2014-03-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T07:00:00","slug":"opinion-april-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/opinion-april-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion April 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cbr032314dAPR<\/a>Opinion: We make music worth saving<\/b><\/p>\n

The San Diego Opera will close following the last performance on April 13, 2014. The closure of this venerable institution after 49 years was decided by a vote of the board members, 33 to 1.<\/p>\n

According to the General Director, Ian Campbell, the closure was necessary to keep the company from going into possible bankruptcy next season. I implore you to look into this.<\/p>\n

It is our understanding that the company has no debt. If that is the case, the company could have at least tried to rework their financials. There are alternatives: renegotiate contracts with employees, do fewer productions, cut back expenses, seek new leadership, etc. None of these ideas were even considered with respect to any of the employees that have worked so many years with the San Diego Opera.<\/p>\n

Only one round of voting decided to shut this marvelous company down. There are upwards of 400 people being affected by this decision, which include a combination of full time staff, scenic studios staff, chorus, principal and supporting artists, directors, conductors, designers, productions staff, stagehands, wardrobe, wig and makeup, San Diego Symphony players and others.<\/p>\n

This doesn\u2019t even include the local businesses, the Civic Theater and its employees, vendors such as music stores, voice teachers, etc.<\/p>\n

In addition, San Diego Opera offers educational outreach to thousands of students in our schools, both through attending operas, and through having musicians visit their school. San Diego would also be losing one of the top 10 opera companies in the country, a company we are all so proud of.<\/p>\n

It is our fear that if the receivership is allowed to continue at this extremely fast pace, the assets of the company will be lost with no hope of rebuilding. The loss of this institution to San Diego is incalculable, not only to its patrons and its employees, but to the greater community of San Diego.<\/p>\n

We ask that this situation be brought to the attention of the City Council and hope that you will join us in trying to keep this company moving forward.<\/p>\n

We are also asking that you go to thepetitionsite.com\/827\/516\/648\/save-san-diego-opera\/<\/a> and join us by signing our petition to SAVE SAN DIEGO OPERA.<\/p>\n

\u2014A group of concerned patrons<\/i><\/p>\n

Opinion: Taking on \u201cHobby Lobby\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

Por Kelly Culwell<\/i><\/p>\n

On Tuesday,\u00a0the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a pair of cases that challenge the birth control benefit \u2014\u00a0Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.\u00a0<\/i>y\u00a0Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius<\/i>. In each of these cases, employers at for-profit corporations want to deny their employees legally mandated insurance coverage for birth control, based on the bosses\u2019 personal religious beliefs.<\/p>\n

En Planned Parenthood, vemos de primera mano todos los d\u00edas por qu\u00e9 este caso es tan importante. Los proveedores de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica de Planned Parenthood en todo el pa\u00eds ven los beneficios del control de la natalidad asequible todos los d\u00edas. Tambi\u00e9n escuchamos a mujeres que se ven obligadas a elegir entre comprar comestibles o surtir su receta, entre pagar el alquiler o elegir el m\u00e9todo anticonceptivo adecuado para ellas. El control de la natalidad es solo un "asunto social" si nunca ha tenido que pagar por \u00e9l.<\/p>\n

Aqu\u00ed est\u00e1n los hechos. El noventa y nueve por ciento de las mujeres estadounidenses entre las edades de 15 y 44 a\u00f1os que son sexualmente activas han usado m\u00e9todos anticonceptivos en alg\u00fan momento de sus vidas, y brindar acceso a ellos es sentido com\u00fan y atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica convencional. El control de la natalidad es tremendamente importante para las mujeres por todo tipo de razones, incluso para controlar ciertas afecciones m\u00e9dicas, incluida la endometriosis, y para planificar nuestras familias. De hecho, seg\u00fan el Instituto Guttmacher, casi el 60 por ciento de las usuarias de p\u00edldoras anticonceptivas citan los beneficios para la salud como un factor que contribuye al uso de la p\u00edldora anticonceptiva.<\/p>\n

Tambi\u00e9n sabemos que el control de la natalidad puede ser costoso, ya que algunos de los m\u00e9todos m\u00e1s efectivos cuestan m\u00e1s de $1,000. Pero cuando las mujeres tienen acceso a la gama completa de m\u00e9todos anticonceptivos, sin barreras de costos, en realidad podemos reducir las tasas de embarazo no deseado y la necesidad de aborto. Tambi\u00e9n sabemos que el acceso a m\u00e9todos anticonceptivos asequibles es inteligente para todos. Por cada d\u00f3lar gastado en planificaci\u00f3n familiar, los contribuyentes ahorran casi $6 en dinero p\u00fablico.<\/p>\n

Es por eso que, despu\u00e9s de d\u00e9cadas de cobertura discriminatoria por parte de las compa\u00f1\u00edas de seguros y por recomendaci\u00f3n de los principales grupos m\u00e9dicos, la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio requiere que todas las p\u00f3lizas de seguro cubran la gama completa de m\u00e9todos anticonceptivos aprobados por la FDA sin costo de bolsillo para las mujeres. porque es parte de la atenci\u00f3n preventiva.<\/p>\n

Sin embargo, a\u00fan enfrentamos una lucha constante por el control de la natalidad en este pa\u00eds. Hay personas (pol\u00edticos, grupos de inter\u00e9s especial y ahora jefes) que quieren quitar el acceso a m\u00e9todos anticonceptivos asequibles. Basados nada m\u00e1s que en sus creencias personales, los empleadores de corporaciones con fines de lucro han llegado hasta la Corte Suprema para tratar de impedir que sus empleados tengan acceso a esta importante atenci\u00f3n que necesitan.<\/p>\n

Si la Corte Suprema falla a favor de las corporaciones, podr\u00eda poner en peligro la cobertura de control de la natalidad de la que dependen millones de mujeres. Podr\u00eda dar a los jefes un pase libre para discriminar y crear una pendiente resbaladiza en la que los empleadores, bas\u00e1ndose \u00fanicamente en sus creencias religiosas personales, podr\u00edan negar la cobertura de cualquier tratamiento o procedimiento m\u00e9dico a sus empleados con los que no est\u00e9n de acuerdo, incluidos los servicios de salud mental, vacunas, cirug\u00eda, transfusiones de sangre y m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n

Es por eso que hemos visto a tantas personas, incluidos m\u00e9dicos y grupos m\u00e9dicos, hablar en contra de estos esfuerzos y por qu\u00e9 Planned Parenthood, independientemente de lo que decida el tribunal, continuar\u00e1 apoyando a las mujeres y sus familias para garantizar que reciban la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica que necesitan. \u2014 sin interferencia de sus jefes.<\/p>\n

\u2014Kelly Culwell, MD, MPH es la directora m\u00e9dica de Planned Parenthood del Pac\u00edfico Suroeste.<\/i><\/p>\n

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