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In reply to the discussion: ACA: Setting aside the issue of cost. [View all]Squinch
(50,911 posts)82. He's feeling oppressed. One more unearned advantage is slipping away.
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Exactly. "Men" have always been the default. But for those whose hobby is to make it about
Squinch
Oct 2013
#78
The people with the weakest arguments don't even try to make them to the person they disagree with
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#106
Or maybe I just wasn't talking to you. I see JR high kids assuming they need to be the center of
Squinch
Nov 2013
#108
Right. In your world, talking to anyone other than you is non-courageous. Check.
Squinch
Nov 2013
#111
I've come to the conclusion that much of what passes for progressive attitudes on gender
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#32
I'm not saying that at all, and it's impossible to honestly read that in anything I've said.
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#50
You'd think, with all the deterministic excuses for short male lifespans
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#64
First...you do understand the MOST dangerous part of ANY surgery is anesthesia..
VanillaRhapsody
Oct 2013
#90
So... tubal ligation should be... free?... because it requires anesthesia? n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#95
You haven't given a good reason why vasectomy should not be free like a tubal ligation is.
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#100
Didn't you just post upthread about how comparatively dangerous tubal ligation is?
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#103
There should be a blind eye when it comes to treatment, research, care and coverage ...
slipslidingaway
Oct 2013
#65
Honestly, from a women's health perspective, I see risks to the ACA approach
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#66
We should try and be as equitable as possible whether it be gender or race ...
slipslidingaway
Oct 2013
#74
I agree, but sometimes the the pendulum swings too far and others are hurt ...
slipslidingaway
Oct 2013
#77
Did you not not read my original post where I said we need to turn a blind eye ...
slipslidingaway
Oct 2013
#91
There's nothing in the law that suggests that a main purpose is to protect fetuses. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#97
I could buy that argument if most of the freebies in the law weren't contraceptive. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Nov 2013
#101
The ACA is essentially a health coverage bill, not a health care bill.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#114