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HelenWheels

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5. Who's going to pay medical expenses for these tiny preemies?

Reply to Grizzled Ol Granddad (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2017, 11:30 AM

Mar 2017

Preemies of 6 months would take thousands of dollars of medical care. And just how much pain do these tiny preemies go through with all the needle pokes, intubation feedings to name a few procedures.

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Montana bill seeks abortion ban on 'pain-capable' fetuses [View all] Grizzled Ol Granddad Mar 2017 OP

Pain is no big deal for these folks. safeinOhio Mar 2017 #1

as if children going hungry is not painful. Akacia Mar 2017 #2

One big problem is that the definition of pain greymattermom Mar 2017 #3

and who's going to be performing that little experiment? Ligyron Mar 2017 #4

Thirty weeks, for sure TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2017 #8

Who's going to pay medical expenses for these tiny preemies? HelenWheels Mar 2017 #5

Most abortions after 24 weeks are due to health issues with either the fetus or the mother NickB79 Mar 2017 #6

Yes and only 1.3% of abortions are done at greater than 20 weeks TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #9

How do they reconcile this with wanting to undo the ACA? nini Mar 2017 #7