Planned Parenthood Preventive Abortion

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Women’s health care coverage hangs by a string while the repeal and replace of Obamacare is conducted. Certain benefits women obtain from health care may be omitted as pregnancy before the repeal and replace of Obamacare is seen as a pre-existing condition. Obamacare funds certain programs, such as planned parenthood; however, if replaced, this could drastically affect the amount of money women have to pay for what they offer for free. The repeal and replace of Obamacare negatively affects the health care coverage of women through halting the funds for planned parenthood and the effects of labeling pregnancy before the new health care bill as a pre-existing condition. Birth control is one of the things that Planned Parenthood Preventive …show more content…

There already has been the constant struggle for abortion procedures across the nation. Many women become pregnant unplanned and are in need of an abortion and Planned Parenthood covers it. According to the BMC Health Services Research, “Access to abortion care in the United States (US) is limited by the availability of abortion providers—the number of providers, their geographic distribution, and their willingness to accept insurance” (BMC 1). Even though it’s limited in the states Planned Parenthood still covers it for those who need it. If the repeal and replace of Obamacare continued, women will not be able to get an abortion at all in the …show more content…

Prenatal care includes the treatment and care before birth to prevent health problems for both the mother and child in the future. Without health insurance, the average cost of prenatal care is about $2,000 (in-text citation). However, this isn’t their only dilemma, without insurance coverage, women will need to pay for not only prenatal care, but also maternity care, hospital delivery, hospital stay, post-partum healthcare, check-ups, and much more. Prenatal care is only a fraction of what their total bill will come out as. After the repeal and replace of Obamacare, the medical costs for pregnancy care before, during, and after may severely increase for women being considered as a pre-existing

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