I am just back from the Gyno for my annual exam
lucky this year -- mammogram scheduled -- but I don't have to have the humiliating and uncomfortable probing that is the transvaginal ultrasound
thank God
The ship has sailed for me -- I've had the ablation -- so no debilitating periods
and I quit the pill last year
I'm a condom girl
although I hate them
they're such thin insurance
aren't they?
We've had them come off
and had to fish one out
there's always the risk of breakage
condoms in our committed relationship
isn't the best long term plan
back on the pill?
ugh
no thanks
so -- I'm finally going to make the leap
and get the tubal ligation
the procedure is a bit different these days -- but it's essentially the same
but
that's not what I'm blogging about today
I'm blogging about how my doctor
how YOUR doctor
decides on your treatment
I'm sure you've heard the phrase
"If your insurance covers X we could do that"
let's just let that sink in
shall we?
doctors do this all the time
they dictate YOUR treatment
off what YOU can afford
what your insurance will pay
this includes tests
and treatment
and medication
I get all sorts of tests when I go to the doctor
that other women don't get
because my insurance will pay
and if not
my doctor knows that I can pay
but if I didn't have insurance
would I get the choice at all?
would I get the choice of having this procedure
that isn't invasive
that isn't painful
and that takes care of my pesky fertility?
(because yes -- I'm still fertile -- although a pregnancy would be dangerous for me and lethal for the baby)
or would I get only one choice
the cheapest choice
so when religious organizations
want to regulate what they will cover
and I'm pretty sure they're not going to cover tubal ligations
if they won't pay for the pill
then
will that be a choice that women even get?
when we make the poor poorer
we take away their choices
because those choices aren't even offered to them
anymore
choice is becoming a luxury item these days
Health Care Reform is essential
and you may not agree with how it's delivered
or how it's paid for
but I have yet to hear one single person
living at the poverty level
say
that they don't want it
only the people who already have what they need
who already have CHOICES
say that heath care reform isn't needed.
that it's wrong
that it's not a human right
I live a privileged life
I have choice
because I can AFFORD choice
Isn't tubal ligation some form of abortion? You're going to hell. ;)
ReplyDeleteOnly for the Catholics
ReplyDeleteand I'll only burn if I have sex again
oh
wait
yeah -- going to hell.