Thursday, February 12, 2009

Random/ A Curious Thought

AMERICAN WAY OF BIRTH VS. NATURAL WAY OF BIRTH HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT IS UNDER THIS WRITTEN BLOG.
Cost of labor, pregnancies, etc.
Prenatal appointments- $100-$200 per visit (just for the doctor's fees) X 15-20 visits= $1500-$4000
Lab Work and fees- $200
Ultrasound- $300-$1000
Birth- vaginal- $2,000-$5,000
Birth- c-section- $3,000-$8,000
Total is over $150,000
(http://en.allexperts.com/q/Maternity-3496/Cost-Child-Birth.htm)

Cost of Abortions
Abortions cost $300 or more. The costs and health risks increase after the first 3 months of pregnancy. And it's harder to get an abortion after 3 months.
(http://www.positive.org/JustSayYes/abortion.html)

This sparked my curiosity because in class we spoke about if the government can interfere with our families or how much babies we have. I'm not really sure if the government has anything to do with it but i think its a way to get people to not have babies. You have to pay to give birth, you have to pay to get an abortion, might as well not have a kid at all. The thing that is noticed is that it cost WAY more for a women to actually give birth and less to get an abortion. So if a women gets pregnant, realize they really cant afford a child and pay the medical pregnancy bill will they have to result in an abortion because is more likely more affordable for them?

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