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In reply to the discussion: I pay health insurance for lots of conditions I don't have [View all]niyad
(113,205 posts)32. k and r--it is absolutely disgusting that on a supposedly "democratic" board, the actual nature
of insurance should even have to be explained. thought that concept was basic, but, apparently not. AND to discover that people are whining about women actually getting fair coverage???? beyond disgusting. sadly, though, it is not in the least surprising.
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The fact that people are missing is that women don't get pregnant without a man involved.
phleshdef
Oct 2013
#12
Someone in the media or the blogosphere is complaining about this? Not on DU, right?
CrispyQ
Oct 2013
#13
Nowadays, pre-natal care can make the difference between a healthy child who can live and
JDPriestly
Oct 2013
#84
who else participates in this whole pregnancy thing? or is it really only the woman that is involved
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#29
There are a lot of choices that affect health -- food, drink, smoking, exercise.
Arugula Latte
Oct 2013
#75
Exactly. Perhaps someone saw that it's easy to get DU spun up around gender issues.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#41
I think sometimes people are in no condition to-- think things through--let's say.
ismnotwasm
Oct 2013
#46
I really think he was saying we all pool together. He chose prostate cancer without know
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#52
Yeah, I mean once you try to go down the road of picking and choosing, etc. it'll never end.
Warren DeMontague
Oct 2013
#51
Where are these posts that say pregnancy should be covered but not prostate cancer?
kcr
Oct 2013
#50
Wee Free Man that you are, I'm sure you know that women have *always* had to pay for men's care
Hekate
Oct 2013
#61
k and r--it is absolutely disgusting that on a supposedly "democratic" board, the actual nature
niyad
Oct 2013
#32
I know what you mean, I pay for car insurance and should get every single DIME of that money back...
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2013
#33
A healthy sense of empathy is a basic requirement to be on the political left.
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#68
I have wasted thousands of dollars on car insurance, and I haven't even had any wrecks recently
BlueStreak
Oct 2013
#77