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Originally Posted by Wormius
Its an interesting debate, but isn't the point regardless of pro-choice/pro-life stance whether abortion should be financially subsidized by tax payers?
If it isn't medically necessary or the result of rape, then probably not. And regardless of the reason for the abortion, it will likely depend more on the ideaology of the doctor than whatever rights one believes they have to get a medical procedure done. So even if its your right to abort for any reason, doesn't mean it will happen, short of some back alley clinic, where you wouldn't have it financed with tax dollars anyway, so its a moot point.
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The issue as far as finances and insurance is to give people a choice to add abortions to their insurnace coverage, rather than make it all-encompasing.
While most men of the pro-choice mindset say they would add that extra insurance coverage, I believe that many would try to save the money (but then lie about it, like people in Southern States who vote Democrat lie about it due to social pressure). As a man, you literally will never benefit financially from this extra premium.
Then many women will opt out of it for various reasons. Steady relationship, marriage, careful protection, pro-life stance (religious or not). Then, inevitably, a woman who opts out will require one, and not be able to afford it/not want to pay even though she can. Lawyers will twist the meaning of the words in the bill, and open up yet another can of worms.
If this is a financial issue (which has been brought up here), making everybody cover this keeps the additional premium per person quite low. Making people opt in will increase said premium per person paying, and add the above outlined problems (most men not paying, women not paying yet attempting to cash out)
If this is a moral issue, I understand. I do. No two people's morals on earth line up. However, morally my views don't line up with Canada's laws, but I realise that I have to abide by them. If that seriously bothered me on a moral level, I would move.