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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The Painful Season
Utah State Senator Daniel Liljenquist (R-Bountiful), another stuffed white shirt male, has stated that he would like to see epidurals and “some” C-sections eliminated from eligibility in the jointly-funded (State and Federal) Medicaid programs in Utah. How typical of our male, middle-to-upper class State legislature! How would he feel if it was his wife or daughter being denied pain relief during childbirth? Would he then change his mind? One can hope that he overcomes his myopic view of the people receiving Medicaid benefits before any further damage is done to this program, particularly in view of the current recession and high unemployment numbers. Given his website and Facebook pages, where he has posted being a strict conservative, one might presume he is among those who don’t want Utah to receive additional monies from the federal government provided by H.R. 1586, passed o n August 11, 2010 which would allow the state to receive more federal money to help pay for rising Medicaid costs within the state programs. Please, if you live in Utah, call your state senators and ask for their assistance in bringing the monies to Utah and keep unnecessary pain out of the delivery room!
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Ok, I've been thinking for awhile on how to comment on this. It took some time but I got it!!! I will go through child birth without any assistance from medication if he will go through a Transurethral Resection of Prostate without meds.... In fact I'll deliver next to him as he receives this procedure. I challenge you! Haha!! Another thing that galls me is that he would even think that those who are unfortunate enough to be in the predicament of needing federal aid are not worthy of care we all receive and expect to have access to...... and to save money???? Their punishment is to feel pain???? Shame on you......... no its worse than that...... how dare you!
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I have to say is that I went through 17 hours of labor and childbirth sans pain meds. They gave me some through an IV tube for a bit until I pushed the IV out of my hand. I felt every contraction and push. Needless to say I was in a lot of pain.
ReplyDeleteBTW........ I know this is anonymous...........but Im a guy!
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