I have a response to everyone that doesn't understand why maternity coverage is required.

[ehrnst]

Not every person gets pregnant, but every person is born - and good prenatal and childbirth care prevents many long term health problems.

We all share the costs of poor prenatal care - and it's cheaper to share the lower costs of preventative care.

[riversedge]

1. So many in America do not have "the social" mindset. I have

been listening to Wash Journal this am and it boggles my mind of those --some post menopausal women who call in about this. Also folks who call in and say--my kids are out of school--why should I pay for education now. It just goes on and on.

[CrispyQ]

12. Our sense of community is very exclusive, not inclusive.

I think the digital age has made it worse. So many people now conduct business in their here-&-now communities, while connected to their virtual communities. I've seen more & more businesses post signs that they will not wait on customers who are on cell phones. Makes sense to me. If you want your order right, then be fully present to give it. I won't even go into the lack of common courtesy these days, cuz I sound like an old fart already.

There is a resentment of the community pot, because someone might get something they don't deserve, or someone might get more than they deserve. It is the mentality of two year olds.

[The2ndWheel]

29. There is that social contract that nobody actually signed

Your consent being implied by your birth. A nation of 300+ million people, and all that really holds us together are taxes, that you're forced to pay under threat of penalty, and have little if any direct choice in how much you pay, or what you pay for(unless you're wealthy and have good lawyers I guess).

You have distant government authority, with one person "representing" far too many people to actually represent them at any given time, coupled with the technology mentioned in another response which makes people need each other even less outside of collective tax money, and I'm not sure where a social mindset is supposed to come from any of that.

[Hoyt]

2. Agree completely in sharing cost. Plus, I bet amount we all pay, ain't more than a dollar or two

a month.

Women are paying for prostate cancer, erectile problems, etc.

Like many things, I think we men come out ahead on this one. So I'm not complaining, and it is just good for our country/society.

Anyone complaining about this, is just being Tbag stupid.

[Bolo Boffin]

3. I don't have kids, but I pay for public schools.

I can't understand the difference.

[ehrnst]

4. Exactly - the cost of bad public education is shared by all. (nt)

[RC]

11. But the bad education itself, is shared by all.

By contributing to the race to the bottom.

[WowSeriously]

17. You mean Sharter Schools?

[gopiscrap]

27. welcome to DU

[WowSeriously]

31. Why thank you!

[gopiscrap]

35. you're welcome

hope we can learn from one another and have some laughs in the process! Mike C

[Fumesucker]

7. What private enterprise do you pay to for the public schools?

Around here public schools are supported by taxes paid to the government, I did not realize there were other arrangements in different parts of the country.

[Bolo Boffin]

8. I'm talking about paying taxes. I said nothing about private enterprises. n/t

[Fumesucker]

28. You said you couldn't understand the difference

[Bolo Boffin]

34. Whenever I need you to explain something to me, I'll let you know, mmkay? n/t

[Nite Owl]

5. She didn't get pregnant by herself

they should accept this as their responsibility to the iife they helped create.

[mopinko]

10. and if it is a preemie?

smother it, maybe.

[Romulox]

23. Who is "they"? People without children are being asked to pay, as well. nt

[JaneyVee]

6. I'll never get prostate cancer.

[AtheistCrusader]

20. Why doesn't this site have a @$@#ing 'like' button yet?

[wiggs]

9. I really don't understand why or how the dems let these issues get away from the. These are easy

cases to make as you've done. These are easy issues.

Preventative health care is one cornerstone of ACA. Everyone who has insurance should be covered for preventative care...helps everyone in the long run in many ways. Contraception and prenatal care are basic health care needs in the preventative category and must be covered.

Your employer does not get to choose where or how you spend your compensation for work...that goes for your insurance coverage they contribute to as well.

[kag]

13. "Not every person gets pregnant, but every person is born "

Excellent. Well said.

[frazzled]

14. Same reason coverage for cancer, broken bones, or hemorrhoids is standard

Not everyone is going to get cancer, but a policy should be required to cover that medical eventuality. Do we bicker about having to cover other people's cancers?

[scheming daemons]

15. same reason everyone pays taxes to fund education

Even if they don't have children.

[spartan61]

16. I'm wondering if prostate coverage

is also mandatory. I'm female and therefore don't have a prostate but I sure do hope it is covered for our male population. We need to work together for the health of all of our citizens. This complaining about maternity coverage is ridiculous.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

18. i pay for many things i dont personally use. it's because i wish to live in civil society

and not some sort of experiment in social darwinism

[ZRT2209]

19. some a-hole GOP pol actually said it's a "choice to have a child"

Oh it is!? Since when is the the tea party taliban line?

[gollygee]

24. That's been said right here at DU

So it isn't just the GOP or the tea party.

[ZRT2209]

25. it is not consistent with progressive or democratic views, it is a Handmaid's Tale view

[gollygee]

26. You won't hear disagreement on that point from me. Nt

[SunSeeker]

21. Exactly. We ALL benefited from maternal care at some point.

We weren't hatched. We came out of a pregnant woman, who if we were lucky, had maternal care.

[Romulox]

22. This is *for-profit* insurance. Not taxes and guaranteed care, but premiums and guaranteed profits.

Arguments about altruism and the good of the whole fall flat when you realize that Aetna, Cigna, et al get to make a profit, cemented in law, or we are denied care.

That's not socialism. It's corporatism.

[bettyellen]

30. - and they will be making less profit for delivering more care- than ever

- so the problem is lessened.

[Romulox]

32. That's not what Wall Street traders are betting on!

[bettyellen]

33. because so many more people will be insured, and that is awesome!

I am paying a bit more, and don't mind- because I could actually quit my job and afford insurance instead of that ridiculously expensive Cobra coverage. And because my old policy was so shitty they deny coverage using technicalities all the damned time to me and my coworkers. Everything was pre existing. We are thrilled this will change.

[Romulox]

36. You just said they'd be making less profit. Guess that doesn't make much sense, huh? nt