01-20-2006, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jseal
Insurers are for profit organizations. Full term pregnancies cost more than abortions, most of which are performed early in pregnancy. An early pregnancy abortion costs less than an advanced pregnancy abortion. As it is not in an insurer’s best interests to publicize information which may increase its operating costs, such publication does not occur.
In the U.S.:
Early pregnancy abortions can cost anywhere from $350 to $600. The cost for a late second trimester procedure can cost up to as much as $3,000.
The estimated cost of delivery alone is $6,000 – $8,000 for a normal pregnancy and the cost increases if it is a high risk pregnancy. Well Baby visits add to the cost
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I was not referring to the cost to health insurance per procedure but more the cost to insurance companies if it were true that abortions were leaving a wide trail of death and disaster to the women having abortions. I would think the lawsuits and out of court settlements would make insuring those doctors prohibitive if it were the case that the procedure was so dangerous to women.
I've had the procedure and in my personal observation it was physically easier to bear than wisdom teeth removal. Emotionally it was life altering.
And yes TY wyndhy I meant men can't take the responsibility of gestation and delivery. |