There are some who argue — Jussi Tennilä
Are there really non-goofy people who propose calling pregnancy a disease? — T Clark
Those who want to construe things like abortion and contraception as forms of traditional healthcare are eventually forced to claim that pregnancy is a disease. — Leontiskos
The motivation for making pregnancy a disease is primarily practical, not speculative. — Leontiskos
I'm not sure what you mean. Are you suggesting that pregnant women shouldn't go to Ob/Gyns for care while they're pregnant or that the care shouldn't be covered by insurance? What about my annual physical? What about well-baby checkups? — T Clark
There are some who argue that pregnancy should be classified as a disease. — Jussi Tennilä
Diseases are cured or prevented, not carried to term. — Leontiskos
I'll say it one more time, then I'm done. Medical care does not include only treatment or prevention of disease or damage. It also includes promotion of health. Pregnant women are not sick, but they still need care. I think it makes sense that that care is provided through the medical care system. — T Clark
I am to argue here that despite the merits of the aforementioned arguments, pregnancy should not be classified as a disease. — Jussi Tennilä
The problem with calling pregnancy a disease is that the word has a negative connotation. Unless we're willing to accept a societal standard that pregnancy is something to be avoided, we can't use a word that indicates it is. — Hanover
I'm just content that the human lexicon is intelligent. — L'éléphant
This is actually a startling point.At the same time, I do not want to take such intelligence for granted. — Leontiskos
It's about getting around the legal/religious obstacles to coverage for women who don't want to be pregnant, and to make sure that private insurance cannot be denied those who do. — Vera Mont
That's 40 million people, of whom how many are women of reproductive age? I don't know the particulars of employee health coverage, but it's probably worth closing any potential loopholes.All ACA (affordable care act) plans require prenatal coverage even when coverage is sought while pregnant — Hanover
The 'conservative' states are still fighting battles that were won in the 1960's. African Americans are still fighting battles that were supposedly won in the 1860's. Can't take our eyes off the ball for a minute!You're fighting a battle that was won in 2014. — Hanover
1. Whatever kinds of analogies may be used to argue for the similarity of pregnancy and diseases, there is a problem. There are other biological states that could be similarly equated - puberty, old age and sorrow, for example, all cause many different symptoms and suffering, which, albeit usually less sevear than those caused by pregnancy, do not differ from pregnancy symptoms in qualitative way. Therefore such analogy as a base for this argument can only be used if at the same time one accepts classifying old age as a disease as well. — Jussi Tennilä
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