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[–] 295 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Just because it is legal, doesn't mean it isn't punishable.

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  • [–] 96 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Conversely, just because murder is illegal... doesn't mean it's always wrong.

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  • [–] 209 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Clearly, being a woman is a pre-existing condition.

    ಠ_ಠ

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  • [–] 67 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Things like pregnancy or being a domestic violence victim were considered valid preexisting conditions until they passed Obamacare

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  • [–] 118 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    We should all be playing more Luigi's Mansion. Where's my gamecube?

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Is this code for what I think it is?

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  • [–] 118 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

    B-but if we had universal health care we would lose all our FrEeDoM!!1! /edit: left out "if"

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    That's technically better than what we have now. All we get is a single jackass deciding whether we die or not.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    I mean, a Death Panel would have to actually stop and think about the life they're going to snuff out instead of just going "Can you just die? Our share holders would really appreciate it? No? Eh, I wasn't really asking anyway.."

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  • [–] 112 points 2 years ago (7 children)
    1. Rape kits aren't free? I figured that because it was a response to a criminal action it counted as more legal than medical... guess you learn something new every day...

    2. BEING RAPED IS A FUCKING ELECTIVE PROCEDURE!?!?! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW!?!?!

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    When I applied for a driver's license in Texas, they had a list of things that I could choose to pay extra for, one of which was donating money towards testing rape kits. It still infuriates that they tried to pass that off of random people.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    One of the biggest scams the American Government ever pulled, was claiming that its responsibilities were actually that of the citizens, and that anyone who expects the Government to do anything but wield an iron fist is a "Whiny snowflake looking for a free lunch"

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    I'm not sure how old the image is, but I know many states (since this shit only happens in one place, it seems) have made laws requiring rape kits to be paid for by the police, even if you don't want a report. I don't exactly remember how it works, but you do have to report the crime to the police, so the hospital paperwork gets handled, but you don't have to have suffer through the interview of a detective or the DA's office.

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    [+] 105 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 79 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️

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  • [–] 69 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Brian got off easy, yikes.

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  • [–] [S] 57 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    He was basically euthanized by comparison to what he and his company did to people.

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  • [–] 61 points 2 years ago (11 children)

    So because she likely hasn't the energy to sue, they just lie? Being raped is not an "elective procedure".

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    "you could have kept the illegitimate product of rape child"

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    A rape kit is to collect evidence. It has nothing to do with emergency contraception. The ER can prescribe something like Plan B for that purpose, but it is not something that a "rape kit" does.

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  • [–] 61 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    He was just the face of the operation - there's a whole board of directors.

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  • [–] 41 points 2 years ago

    Holy shit, what a fucking nightmare

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago

    If wishes alone could kill, there wouldn't be a single health insurance executive alive within 24 hours.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    I say just don't pay it. Let them threaten you all they want, they can't put you into collections for medical debt. Throw out their letters, block their collection numbers from calling you, don't give those slime balls a fucking penny.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    It's not just about the money, seeing the UHC letter in your mailbox when you are not expecting it will bring back flashes of that night and that trauma.

    It's like knocking on the door of a veteran at random intervals throughout the year too show them pictures of the war. It's dehumanising.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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    [–] 27 points 2 years ago

    Should have gone with the Jane Doe,

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  • [+] 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
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