▁not ▁a ▁bod ily ▁function ▁and ▁therefore ▁cannot ▁and ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁replaced ' ... L uck ily ▁for ▁her , ▁Dr . ▁Tod d ▁W ider ▁agreed ▁to ▁for go ▁payment ▁of ▁this ▁surg ery ... ▁I ▁ask ▁you , ▁Mr . ▁President , ▁how ▁many ▁other ▁Jan et ▁Fran qu ets ▁are ▁out ▁there ? ▁Will ▁they ▁be ▁luck y ▁enough ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁Dr . ▁W ider ▁to ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁them ? ... ▁To o ▁many ▁women ▁have ▁been ▁denied ▁re construct ive ▁surg ery ▁because ▁ins ur ers ▁have ▁de emed ▁the ▁procedure ▁cos met ic ▁and ▁not ▁med ically ▁necessary . ▁It ▁is ▁absolutely ▁wrong ". ▁▁▁ ▁N umer ous ▁breast ▁cancer ▁patients ▁and ▁groups ▁were ▁support ive , ▁including ▁Long ▁Island ▁breast ▁cancer ▁advoc acy ▁groups ▁and ▁A CO G , ▁the ▁American ▁College ▁of ▁Ob st etr icians ▁and ▁Gy ne colog ists . ▁Mary ▁Ar ma o ▁Mc Car thy , ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁A CO G ▁N YS ▁and ▁a ▁breast ▁cancer ▁surv iv or ▁whose ▁coverage ▁had ▁been ▁denied , ▁was ▁particularly ▁active , ▁as ▁was ▁Ger i ▁Bar ish , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁breast ▁cancer ▁advoc acy ▁group , ▁" 1 ▁in ▁ 9 ". ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Health ▁and ▁Can cer ▁Rights ▁Act ▁( W HC RA ) ▁was ▁signed ▁into ▁federal ▁law ▁and ▁officially ▁named ▁“ Jan et ’ s ▁Law .” ▁Since