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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]Cerridwen
(13,262 posts)49. No. I didn't. Or I would not have asked.
I said social, religious, and economic circumstances. The economic part here is important. One I left out was educational. Some young women have not been exposed to current science on reproduction. Educational is frequently (and unfortunately) tied to economics.
I was talking specifically about your assertion that pregnancy is a choice in all cases. It is not. I posted those cases in which it was not an informed choice. That lack of informed choice happens far too frequently in "the greatest nation."
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Prostate cancer screenings should be covered as well. Fight for that one. Not against the other.
NoOneMan
Oct 2013
#96
first, why are you believing the poster that can't even spell pregnancy or maternity correctly?
CreekDog
Oct 2013
#214
Do you not understand that society as a whole benefits when everyone gets health care?
Lars39
Oct 2013
#4
Iirc, you're studying to be a nurse...surely you know that pregnant women need to be
Lars39
Oct 2013
#13
My brother died of prostate cancer because he didn't have insurance at a critical time.
Lars39
Oct 2013
#18
I will type slower then. Everyone's medical needs should be covered. Male and female.
Lars39
Oct 2013
#23
Then work towards "free" prostate exams instead of advocating sexual discrimination towards women
Lars39
Oct 2013
#36
It's covered, and it's optional. I'll be opting out by NOT HAVING CHILDREN.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#258
Its not a disease but it IS a medical condition with huge health ramifications.
phleshdef
Oct 2013
#165
When it's a public service and not a consumer product, society as a whole will begin to benefit.
1000words
Oct 2013
#7
Exactly, they can have "our" debt and have to live with "our" mistakes, but they can't take
hughee99
Oct 2013
#126
Leaving aside the impracticality of preventing people from having children GLOBALLY,
hughee99
Oct 2013
#211
Well the ACA does allow smokers to be charged up to twice as much as non-smokers. n/t
PoliticAverse
Oct 2013
#202
Well if she's a nursing student she needs to get up to speed, because it's seriously impacting
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#280
it's really distracting when you claim medical expertise and constantly misspell medical terminology
CreekDog
Oct 2013
#301
If every pregnancy is a choice, consider the fetus a dependent and that should help you make sense
Brickbat
Oct 2013
#90
Sounds a lot more like an anti-choice troll than anything else. The only nurses I know that think
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#261
so is ruining your liver with drink. I would rather pay for the baby, but accept that stuff
bettyellen
Oct 2013
#37
wow. i was born genetically healthy and have continued being healthy all my life not using medical
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#43
high risk activity is an option. ergo, we should not have to ever pay for people injured
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#45
that is about stupid. who got the woman pregnant? a ghost? are you really saying men have no part
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#56
in all your brilliance, tell me why they are not (f in fact they are not) paying for prostate and
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#62
That's not a screening mammogram. That's a diagnostic mammogram. I assume it's not free.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#263
Are you aware that men dont get free screenings for breast and prostate cancer under the ACA?
darkangel218
Oct 2013
#55
This poster and her ignorance are a perfect example of why "a little bit of knowledge is
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#264
So how you explain then that the ACA does not offer prostate cancer screenings??
darkangel218
Oct 2013
#65
Well, the federal government has changed their guidelines about PSA testing...
cynatnite
Oct 2013
#70
No, but that exam can find a mass, at which point diagnostic testing IS covered, dipshit.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#267
And it's a bad system that will eventually end, as more and more people will be able to just buy
PoliticAverse
Oct 2013
#204
Take it up with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on the prostate screening
tammywammy
Oct 2013
#68
I know, and it sucks. My personal ideal would be the equivalent of NHS in Britain
Blaukraut
Oct 2013
#89
Useless tests that are proven statistically to have no value are OF COURSE not covered.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#270
Hey, you know what, if my pap smear comes back abnormal - not considered preventative
tammywammy
Oct 2013
#103
You are failing to mention that it was determined to do more harm than good
darkangel218
Oct 2013
#143
When the doctors feel something abnormal in the prostate, any diagnostic tests to evaluate it ARE
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#272
Please define "palpal exam". And please provide an explanation for your use of the
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#271
No. Nor should they. They get a rectal exam, and if there is a mass they get appropriate diagnostic
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#275
The diference is They are getting the care, while my dad, brother, so, doesnt.
darkangel218
Oct 2013
#153
That's "nursing student". And I am calling BS on that. You are far too ignorant to have
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#277
My post is accurate. You've basically admitted as much. So do your own homework.
fishwax
Oct 2013
#174
so, you are wrong on this thread. you have been told a number of times, a number of ways how wrong
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#177
It's about time to count down to the self delete and whiny post in the lounge.
LeftyMom
Oct 2013
#179
You're digging in your heels after many people have pointed out where you're wrong.
cyberswede
Oct 2013
#190
The best current evidence is that prostate and breast cancer screenings are walletectomies
MannyGoldstein
Oct 2013
#203
For one thing, you're wrong about the screenings being covered as has already been pointed out.
kcr
Oct 2013
#208
Looks like the use of a purposefully oblique phrase instead of "SUCCESSFULLY HAVING A BABY"
Turborama
Oct 2013
#212
i guess the upside is 220 posts, 221, lol. not a single rec. not one recommend. do you know how
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#221
Women's health issues has become big business in this country...so that's one cause of it
davidn3600
Oct 2013
#233
What kind of nursing student thinks that women's medical insurance should NOT cover pregnancy??
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#257
I was referring to tactile examination. Typed it in my native tongue by accident.
darkangel218
Oct 2013
#289
Are you asking a question? Because here in the US we put a question mark at the end of a question.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#292
The OP is not making sense to me. Not credible at all. I can't even keep the story straight.
CreekDog
Oct 2013
#311
i think sometimes things dont make sense because they are nonsensical
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#329
You may be right about this. Under the surface of that one I always suspected a true psycho lurked.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#371
being a woman is not a choice and medical care should cover all aspects of healthcare. nt
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#285
one is part and parcel of healthcare of the other. just like prostate related issues are healthcare
La Lioness Priyanka
Oct 2013
#328
Not to get all Meta, but admins: DU would be a much better place without this poster.
RiffRandell
Oct 2013
#288
I agree 100%. Dear Admins: DU would be a MUCH better place without this one.
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#372
And how does it all work? I seem to remember something about a *gasp* man being involved...
Arugula Latte
Oct 2013
#299
Im not against maternity care. I just think it should be optional since there is no free coverage
darkangel218
Oct 2013
#315
Many cancer screening tests are free, including a screening for prostate cancer
gollygee
Oct 2013
#324
Diagnostic testing is covered, toots. It's not automatically FREE, but it is subject to
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#373
But you said men shouldn't pay for maternity care since carrying to term is a choice.
DevonRex
Oct 2013
#379
I want women to have children. How did you get to the conclusion that i didnt???
darkangel218
Oct 2013
#317
Yah Thats what i said when i found out ACA is not covering prostate cancer screenings.
darkangel218
Oct 2013
#323
and you're a nursing student who doesn't know why the screenings aren't recommended anymore
CreekDog
Oct 2013
#332
hey texas. good to see you. and do you KNOW, that symptoms for a womans heart attack is different
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#338
In one post she's a nursing student, and in others she is working in various
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#369
no you did not alert on her. i have never alerted on her. i have never cared about her. this is
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#374
Well, she had three hidden posts today so her account is flagged for review.
Vashta Nerada
Oct 2013
#365
WTF? Are you stupid? If you are really a nurse, I hope I'll never be in your care :(
tandot
Oct 2013
#382