03-19-2017, 03:57 AM
A couple of stunners here, the first shows the Administration's 'support' for family values..
Quote:One of the most heralded aspects of the Affordable Care Act was the fact that it no longer made being a woman a pre-existing condition. Before 2010, women often had to pay more than men for the same coverage. Only 12 percent of individual market plans covered maternity care. And it was completely legal for insurance companies to refuse coverage to women who were pregnant or might become pregnant in the future.Trump Plan To Eliminate Universal Maternity Coverage Would Put A High Price On Being A Woman | The Huffington Post
Obamacare changed that. The law created a list of 10 essential health benefits that all plans on the marketplace must cover. Pregnancy, maternity and newborn care are on that list. President Donald Trump wants to get rid of that mandatory benefit. On Tuesday, White House spokesman Sean Spicer pointed to maternity care as a reason that insurance costs were so high and said it was unfairly burdening men and older people who don’t need such services.
Quote:An estimated 225 million women in the world who want to avoid pregnancy lack access to safe and reliable contraceptives. But President Donald Trump appointed two delegates to the 61st Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women this week who believe birth control access is “antithetical to the values and needs of women worldwide.” The State Department announced on Monday that it is sending Lisa Correnti, the executive vice president of the Center for Family and Human Rights, to “the most important annual meeting on women’s issues at the United Nations.”Trump Sends Anti-Birth Control Delegates To UN Commission On Women | The Huffington Post