'Pro-life' Republicans want women to pay through the nose for maternity care

One of the perennial complaints about Obamacare, coming mostly from old white men, is that maternity coverage one of the essential health benefits the law said has to be included in all insurance plans. They, of course, think that means that they are paying for strange women's pregnancy with their premiums, and there's nothing more horrifying. Never mind that plenty of women have been helping to cover their prostate exams, and none of us spend a lot of time or energy resenting that. But the argument has trickled up the food chain, and trimming essential benefits—including maternity coverage—is on the table....
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