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packman

(16,296 posts) Thu Jul 10, 2014, 04:33 PM Jul 2014

I wonder when the USA will do this [View all]

"Every mother in Finland, regardless of income or anything else, is eligible to get a maternity box after 154 days of pregnancy. It costs nothing, to get it all an expectant mother needs to do is fill out a basic form and submit a certificate of pregnancy from her healthcare provider. I got my box today and this was what it had!"

What a box of goodies. Makes you want to rage against how backward we are in this country.

THE MATERNITY BOX----

http://imgur.com/a/JWBac

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I wonder when the USA will do this [View all] packman Jul 2014 OP

This would imply Americans respect Women and humans, we dont, well some of us do randys1 Jul 2014 #1

EEEK!! Socialism!!!! K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #2

Second photo and caption from the last photo. Condoms were included? Hmmmmm......... Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #3

You get condoms ... and a kitty! Arugula Latte Jul 2014 #4

I just wrote my Congresswoman advocating/proposing this program. n/t Chan790 Jul 2014 #5

Excellent ... but in USA, Inc., maybe next century. It has to demonstrate that congress RKP5637 Jul 2014 #6

It also encourages medical care Sienna86 Jul 2014 #7

since we don't even provide necessities for expectant mothers, let alone Doctor_J Jul 2014 #8

The answer to your question is never. SamKnause Jul 2014 #9