I Gotta Know What People Think

[mikesilvia]

I'm interested in hearing from the person who said that the soldier shouldn't be covered, but the girl should. Either they have some very interesting thoughts, or decided to "have fun." Boring life, I reckon.

Personally, I have found a few categories of people that hate military men and women. They typically fall into three categories:

1. They tried to get into the military, but were turned down or kicked out after a short stint. Jealousy and/or emotional pain usually breeds hatred.
2. They lost a girlfriend to a military guy.
3. They are so anti-war that they think all military guys are idiots and baby killers.

[dfr52]

Nothing is cut and dry. It is all gray. My best freind has been in Walter Reid for 7 months and will be there for almost another year. He lost his leg in Iraq. It is amazing to hear all of the stuff he gets. Dont get me wrong. I think he deserves it and anything else he ever wants. Im sure there are people all over the world, including me, who would give him whatever he wants. I wont say it concerns me....Its just astonishing to see how many injured soldiers there are and how much money we spend for them. He is covered for 12 prosthetic legs. I guess thats in a lifetime, but they have different kinds now for different activities. He got a swimming Leg last week. Anyway, i'd rather pay for over the top outlandish things for wounded soldiers than pay for abortions. I'd rather the government mandate Xbox 360's and 10 games a year for every wounded soldier than pay for abortions. I think there is no comparison when it comes to sacrifice. These 2 things cant really be compared. On the other hand, from a financial standpoint, It may be wise to cover abortion if the woman is not insured. If she is poor, then abortion is cheaper than the money taxpayers will spend on the child by A LOT.

so.....Obviously there is a difference, and if you are asking to choose, its obviously the soldiers that deserve it.

Agreed, the soldier should be taken care of and the abortion costs are alot cheaper than raising a child.

[TheTGB]

Is your frame of thought that both people chose to do something and therefore both had consequences?

[WantToTrade]

Birth Control is a Sin. Come on get with the program

[gatorboymike]

Birth Control is a Sin. Come on get with the program

Is birth control a worse sin than abortion? Birth control prevents abortions, you know.

[CollecterOfBalls]

I assume were talking about insurance paying for it... so in this case, I voted no difference. Putting certain people's healthcare issues over others' is one of the reasons our healthcare/insurance system is so messed up in the first place. They both need a procedure done, and they both "deserve" it, regardless of who's is more "noble."

[WantToTrade]

Birth control is Pre-Abortion Abortion So its twice as bad as just a regular abortion

[Yanksfan396]

No difference at all. We know nothing of the girl, and nothing of the soldier.

This isn't coming from an anti-war standpoint. It's my opinion formed from the belief that one life is as valuable as the next. A soldier shouldn't receive special treatment simply because he enlisted. Similarly, a girl shouldn't receive special treatment simply because she can't support her child.

[Yanksfan396]

Personally, I have found a few categories of people that hate military men and women. They typically fall into three categories:

1. They tried to get into the military, but were turned down or kicked out after a short stint. Jealousy and/or emotional pain usually breeds hatred.
2. They lost a girlfriend to a military guy.
3. They are so anti-war that they think all military guys are idiots and baby killers.

Never tried to get into the military--I was an honor student, middle-class, and not a minority.

Had the same girlfriend for three years now--no interference.

I'm the first generation in my family to not enlist--my father/grandparents aren't/weren't idiots or baby killers.

[Yanksfan396]

Didn't we just talk about the whole pathetic pathos (heh) appeal? The answers from which we're to choose are a bit ridiculous. I imagine you'll use your poll from a conservative-leaning website to try to either:

a) sway my view (good luck)
b) attack my view
c) reassure yourself