‘Is that not correct?’: Male GOP lawmaker asks why men should pay for prenatal coverage

[smilesammich 10,727]

In the 27 hours the House Energy and Commerce Committee spent debating Republicans’ Obamacare revision plan, a handful of moments stand out.

This is one of them.

At the start, Democratic Rep. Mike Doyle (Pa.) was talking with Republican Rep. John Shimkus (Ill.) about Shimkus’s objections to the Affordable Care Act’s requirements for health-insurance plans.

As a reminder, former president Barack Obama’s signature 2010 health-care law ordered that all health plans cover certain essential health benefits, such as doctor visits, hospital care and prescription drugs.

The law also required plans to cover pregnancy and childbirth. That’s where the fireworks started in the Energy and Commerce Committee.

“What mandate in the Obamacare bill does he take issue with?” Doyle asked Shimkus, using the formal parlance of congressional committees.

“What about men having to purchase prenatal care?” Shimkus said.

At that point, one could hear the room start to stir.

“I’m just . . . is that not correct?” Shimkus said. “And should they?”

The moment is starting to circulate on social media, along with criticism of Shimkus.

NARAL Pro-Choice America, a group that advocates for abortion rights, called attention to it on Twitter and included the video:

 

 

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Shimkus was raising a question common among opponents of the ACA.

In 2013, during another famous exchange in the Energy and Commerce Committee, then-Rep. Renee L. Ellmers (R-N.C.) brought up the same thing with Kathleen Sebelius, then the health and human services secretary.

“Do men not have to buy maternity coverage?” Ellmers said, referring to the health-care law’s essential health benefits. “To the best of your knowledge, has a man ever delivered a baby?”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/03/09/is-that-not-correct-male-gop-lawmaker-asks-why-men-should-pay-for-prenatal-coverage/?utm_term=.93ce1322a6d4

 

[CaliCat 3,957]

They are trying to outdo SNL, and they are succeeding!

[eieio 1,594]

I get free pap smears…..so I got that going for me.

 

[smilesammich 10,727]

i wish someone would explain to the trumpettes what insurance actually is..

[Lemonslice 5,282]

4 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

i wish someone would explain to the trumpettes what insurance actually is..

You called?

 

[eieio 1,594]

2 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

i wish someone would explain to the trumpettes what insurance actually is..

Step up to the plate…why pass the buck? You sound like a Clinton.

 

I will trade you two pap smears for 1 sandwich.

[smilesammich 10,727]

Just now, Lemonslice said:

You called?

 

well, none of them are going to need prenatal care either. 

[smilesammich 10,727]

Just now, eieio said:

Step up to the plate…why pass the buck? You sound like a Clinton.

 

I will trade you two pap smears for 1 sandwich.

you want me to explain to you how insurance works?

[eieio 1,594]

1 minute ago, smilesammich said:

you want me to explain to you how insurance works?

Sure. 

 

If it helps.

 

No interest in another pap smear?

[Lemonslice 5,282]

1 minute ago, smilesammich said:

well, none of them are going to need prenatal care either. 

Geriatric pregnancy is a thing... [so is ovarian and breast cancer, which are rarely seen in men, so why should they pay for coverage of those cancers now that I think of it... poor men having to cover the cost once again (they get to enjoy viagra being covered as a consolation prize though!)]

[smilesammich 10,727]

 

16 minutes ago, eieio said:

Sure. 

 

If it helps.

 

No interest in another pap smear?

tempting as it sounds i do not want a eieio pap smear. but thanks for the offer.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

I dont have to agree with everything. The main problem is the cost of medical care in this country.

 

I diverge to the left of the middle line on this issue .

 

Should women have to share the cost of Prostate cancer, testicular torsion or Testosterone replacement therapy ? Absurdity 

 

If the Pubs could just go to abortion radio silence for a year or two and fight the battles that are not already settled. Every Pubs should have as part of their oath of office, I will never use the words rape or abortion. 

[Teddy B 17,252]

12 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

 

tempting as it sounds i do not want a eieio pap smear. but thanks for the offer.

You sure? Heavy breathing, wandering hands and a post op delousing are included.

Edited March 10, 2017 by Teddy B

[smilesammich 10,727]

5 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

I dont have to agree with everything. The main problem is the cost of medical care in this country.

 

I diverge to the left of the middle line on this issue .

 

Should women have to share the cost of Prostate cancer, testicular torsion or Testosterone replacement therapy ? Absurdity 

 

If the Pubs could just go to abortion radio silence for a year or two and fight the battles that are not already settled. Every Pubs should have as part of their oath of office, I will never use the words rape or abortion. 

no need to get into abortion or rape. we're talking just prenatal care. maternity coverage. why should men have to pay for this? shouldn't they be able to go to the insurance marketplace and say, i'd like to be covered fer my viagra, one cold per year and throw in a std check annually pls.

[smilesammich 10,727]

1 minute ago, Teddy B said:

You sure? Heavy breathing, wandering hands and a post op delousing are included.

i'd be worried that he'd be thinking of trump the whole time