Elisabella
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ORIGINAL: LadyAngelika quote:
this is stupid bickering about something that can be fixed later. But it won't be revisited later. That is the problem. It affects mainly women so it will takes years before it gets tabled again. - LA I get what you're saying, and I agree that it'll probably take at least 5-10 years for it to be brought up again, but to me it's worth it to focus on making a better healthcare bill. A NHS bill is something that should have been implemented 10 years ago. Personally I don't feel that entirely elective abortions should be government funded. Nor do I believe elective cosmetic surgery or medicines like Viagra should be. Private insurance is a business, and they can do what they want, but public healthcare is for the public health, not for the public's lifestyle choices. Strangely I do think birth control should be on there, although it is entirely elective, and I realize that's illogical, but so it goes. But anyway, there is a difference between abortion as a choice and abortion as a medically necessary procedure. I do think it is sad that the women who can't afford an abortion are often the ones who need one most, but I don't know if the best solution is to make it part of healthcare. "Being too poor to raise a child" is not a medical condition.
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