Just when I think I'm done ranting,
devildoll has another infuriating tidbit.
Hey, all of you flisters of mine who are American and female and pre-menopausal?
Did you know you're pre-pregnant? New federal guidelines ask all females capable of conceiving a baby to treat themselves -- and to be treated by the health care system -- as pre-pregnant, regardless of whether they plan to get pregnant anytime soon. Among other things, this means all women between first menstrual period and menopause should take folic acid supplements, refrain from smoking, maintain a healthy weight and keep chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes under control.
I can't even comment.
Oh, look, yes, I can -- they don't want me to be healthy because they want me to be healthy, they want me to be healthy because one, hypothetical day, I may get knocked up and WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE (HYPOTHETICAL) CHILDREN!?
Yet the Bushies won't fund health care for, you know, actual real life flesh-and-blood kids. Typical.