Arizona Takes A Big Step Back. WARNING, GRAPHIC!

[HairOfTheDog]

You almost made a point there Duchess.

The point was she had to pay for her treatment.

I got it, so what? That's the way it should be.

I agree. I rarely use my self-paid health insurance. When I do, there are things that are not covered or only partially covered and I understand that. I understand the poster's difficulty with the situation, but having to drive and pay to find out if I needed an abortion is something that I'd expect would be my responsiblity. I'd rather have my tax dollars pay for those services and prevent unwanted births, but that's not reality under our current system.

PP tax funding doesn't include abortion-related services even when there is a PP facility nearby supported by state tax funding; those services are not covered except in cases of medical risk, rape, and incest (and only in some states). Does that need to change? That's a bigger question that falls under the umbrella topic of universal health care pros and cons; probably worthy of its own debate thread.