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Fri Sep 22, 2017, 11:45 AM

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If you have a vagina [View all] bluecollar2 Sep 2017 OP

They do make it clear. It's in the Party Platform. It's not a secret. The word is "woman" btw Hekate Sep 2017 #1

the shock value in what? Brainstormy Sep 2017 #2

I think the shock value... Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #3

Thanks Hekate Sep 2017 #5

Thank you. cwydro Sep 2017 #6

I try to take into account the spirit of the post. Laffy Kat Sep 2017 #7

It's me also. pangaia Sep 2017 #14

and me. Ligyron Sep 2017 #15

and me. hamsterjill Sep 2017 #32

at no point in the op bluecollar2 Sep 2017 #37

agree, thread title should be "it's a preexisting condition to be a woman" onetexan Sep 2017 #18

where are you referred to as bluecollar2 Sep 2017 #49

Insurance companies discriminate - that is what they do... Joe941 Sep 2017 #4

Nonsense. WillowTree Sep 2017 #20

Are you OK with women having to pay higher health care premiums? Joe941 Sep 2017 #25

I am, actually. For the reason stated above. WillowTree Sep 2017 #27

Of course, because we all decided what sex we'd be born and what diseases we'd get Warpy Sep 2017 #51

I call bullshit on that...I completely disagree and say this is a right wing idea and has no place Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #52

I didn't say that being a woman is a pre-existing condition. WillowTree Sep 2017 #57

Saying that women should pay higher premiums because they cost more because they are Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #64

One last time....... WillowTree Sep 2017 #65

Bless you for trying. Tough room! 7962 Sep 2017 #66

Really? More than 150,000 for a heart bypass? classykaren Sep 2017 #63

This answer should be no, and I'll tell you why HuskyOffset Sep 2017 #70

All of those are examples of discrimination regardless of the reason Major Nikon Sep 2017 #55

Really? Then why do women pay more than men when men have the most heart attacks and the most classykaren Sep 2017 #62

While I do agree with what you are saying here... logosoco Sep 2017 #69

Likewise....... WillowTree Sep 2017 #26

At what point did the insurance company tell them PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #29

That's a standard industry rule. WillowTree Sep 2017 #30

Thank you for this information. I absolutely had no idea. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #31

No reason why it necessarily should occur to someone not directly affected. WillowTree Sep 2017 #34

That's very true. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #45

your last bit there... druidity33 Sep 2017 #50

Is it sexism, though? People may have certain risk factors but costs of the factors is quantifiable JoeStuckInOH Sep 2017 #35

It only makes sense if you think health care is a commodity like a car or refrigerator... Hekate Sep 2017 #41

Would it be ok to pay women less than men because... Joe941 Sep 2017 #43

If we walk down the metaphor road Matt_R Sep 2017 #74

Men pay more for health insurance Sgent Sep 2017 #59

I appreciate the jolt from this post. MLAA Sep 2017 #8

It's good for a jolt - however there are some issues with the ehrnst Sep 2017 #12

thank you bluecollar2 Sep 2017 #38

I don't have a vagina Snake Plissken Sep 2017 #9

How do you figure that? WillowTree Sep 2017 #10

Because women have more parts than men do. BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #13

That does not describe a pre-existing condition. WillowTree Sep 2017 #21

women's sex mercuryblues Sep 2017 #36

Strangely enough, when I buy insurance my money goes into the pool that pays for men's... Hekate Sep 2017 #42

yup mercuryblues Sep 2017 #47

Many women want their husbands or boyfriends to get viagra if needed. Kaleva Sep 2017 #54

So? I suppose "many men" want their wives and girlfriends to not get pregnant... Hekate Sep 2017 #56

In your other post, you sounded like it was just men who wanted Viagra. Kaleva Sep 2017 #61

There's nothing quite like a deliberate misreading of my posts on the subject Hekate Sep 2017 #71

Read the post I first responded to Kaleva Sep 2017 #72

BTW: I think birth control should be covered under all insurance plans Kaleva Sep 2017 #73

Roflmao snooper2 Sep 2017 #58

Women get pregnant and give birth, and absolutely everything connected with that is eliminated... Hekate Sep 2017 #19

That does not describe a pre-existing condition. WillowTree Sep 2017 #22

When you as a female have to buy separate insurance in case you get pregnant. Lars39 Sep 2017 #24

well said bluecollar2 Sep 2017 #40

Duty: ehrnst Sep 2017 #11

Good info.I just wonder how many Dems' town halls are going to be disrupted by the likes of those... Hekate Sep 2017 #16

I know what you mean. ehrnst Sep 2017 #33

Alaskan Senator Murkowski actually said on TV that you SHOULD call her! BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #60

If that isn't the truth. redstatebluegirl Sep 2017 #17

My Mother mercuryblues Sep 2017 #46

Conveying the message is the problem. dogman Sep 2017 #23

You know what else is a pre-existing condition? TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #28

Why? Out of curiousity would an Organ Donor pay higher premiums? JoeStuckInOH Sep 2017 #39

You should probably ask the almighty Blue Cross/Blue Shield about their actuarial tables... Hekate Sep 2017 #44

Birth is a pre-existing condition. spanone Sep 2017 #48

I couldn't agree with you more! TY! arthritisR_US Sep 2017 #53

??? nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #67

And now for an oldie but goodie rocktivity Sep 2017 #68