If you want to look at it from an economic perspective, you may feel that women should pay for their abortions but who pays if poor women land up on the welfare rolls for 18 years to support this unwanted child? Who pays for this child's health care? Who pays for their education, housing, etc?
It is certainly cheaper in the long run to let the insurance companies, which are reaping in the profits, to pay for abortions.
I think it should be up to the insurance companies whether or not abortions are covered under said policies. It should not be up to the government to say "you can not cover abortions" What will be next???? No cancer treatments, no transplants. The list is endless.
I'm glad this is going through. An abortion is an elective procedure and should not be covered by insurance unless her health is in danger. And sadly, el, many breast augmentations are being covered by insurance when women will appeal the insurance company stating it was for their emotional health that they "needed" this procedure done. ughh...
Insurance companies tell you what they will and will not cover and they tell you how much you will pay for it in order for them to go that far. So, someone is always controlling it, leaving me with raised eyebrows. Elective procedures as well as cosmetic procedures have never been offered under Insurance as far as I can remember. I cannot believe they are questioning birth control tho.
Now I'm just all mixed up again..lol. So even if the private insurance company has policies that include, well, anything...the gov't should block that? Isn't that sort of the point of not having gov't interference in private enterprise, and aren't insurance companies private? I mean, I know they have shareholders, so are technically public companies, but isn't this exactly what so many Americans didn't want? Putting the issue of abortion specifically aside, don't insurance companies have the right to approve or decline at their will?
My vasectomy wasn't covered by insurance, so I'm not sure I agree with an abortion being covered by insurance.
"Elective Procedures" in general, don't qualify, so I don't think making a special rule for abortions is right. I honestly don't care WHAT the circumstances are...
Next thing you know, breast-augmentation will be covered, and penis-enlargements.
NEVER be sorry for your opinions. If we didn't have opinions and views then the world would be BORRIIINNNGGG....I never once thought your comments were snotty! I know you're not a snotty person...lol there's mad love from me to you and vice versa:)
As for your comment, I get what you're saying about the government trying to impose this law on private companies. I am pro choice. I am not in favor of abortions but I think to each his own, BUT I think if you are to get an abortion for whatever reason you should be responsible for it yourself. If a woman is pregnant and GOD FORBID the baby wasn't growing or something medical happened to the baby, that's really not considered an abortion IMO. If a young girl/woman is rapped that again is a different story entirely. If a woman got pregnant on the pill and for whatever reason she feels she doesn't want the baby, then she needs to cough up the money on her own. There are PLENTY of ways to prevent pregnancy. Everyone knows the pill alone is not 100% effective. Now if someone REALLY doesn't want to get pregnant, they won't.... I don't think it should be covered under healthcare from your employer...If its is covered there should DEFINITELY be some stipulations especially for rape victims. That would be the only way I could see a reason for an abortion. JUST MY OPINION....
You know how sometimes you reread what you wrote and realize it didn't come across right? Well, that's how I feel right now. How snotty do my comments above sound, and I didn't mean it like that at all. I hope you know that. I wouldn't intentionally be rude to you.
So, removing personal opinions on abortion (although I understand what a heated subject it is), here is what confuses me with this law. I thought the whole point of not having a health care system like ours here was because you don't want gov't interference in health care. You want to be able to choose your insurance coverage, etc. I get that. But isn't gov't interference exactly what this is? I mean, the law is ruling on what a private insurance company can offer? So I'm confused.
Our health care here does cover abortion in case anyone was wondering. That's whether it is for medical reasons, or just because it's what you want. For a variety of reasons, I do agree with that. That's just me personally though. Not an advocate for abortion, but want it to remain safe and legal, and I believe that restricting paid for insurance removes that.
And MrsPincince, even the best birth control sometimes fails. Not to be nit picky, but unwanted pregnancies are not always a result of people being negligent. Saying that in a completely respectful tone and hope it's coming across that way!!
I apologize in advance if I offend anyone.......This is just MY opinion...
Ok I'm pro choice and all BUT I'm sorry, I agree with this law. Why should it be covered on health insurance? That's BULL&%$# IMO...If a woman wants an abortion, then she should have to pay for it out of her pocket. Maybe it'll teach her to be more careful next time...Hopefully they come back and "prove their claim"...