Honestly…This does not seem fair at all. I found this vibe on http://www.madebig.com and I really wanted to share it with you because I think this is a real problem. Please give credit to the creator of this vibe by clicking on the link below and rating the vibe and giving them a High5 to show they did a great job.
MORE INSURANCE COMPANIES DOING BAD BUSINESS ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN.
Keeping Them Barefoot and Pregnant |
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“If an insurance plan covers Rogaine for cosmetic male hairloss, is it not only fair that it should cover prescriptionbirth control, which allows women to decide when and if they wantto face the serious health and lifestyle implications of pregnancy?Union Pacific Railroad does not think so. The companies insuranceplan covers prescription drugs like Viagra and Rogaine affectingmens sexual health and quality of life. Yet it does not coverprescription contraceptives that allow women to enjoy sex whiledeferring pregnancy. Retail costs for prescription oral contraceptivesrun approximately $360 per year. So without coverage, women whoare struggling to make ends meet may be forced to turn to lessreliable methods of contraception and stand a greater chanceof getting pregnant. Sound like a double standard? Not accordingto the Eighth Circuit, which held earlier this month in a discriminationsuit brought by female employees of child-bearing age thatUnion Pacific’s plan did not violate Title VII, as amended by thePregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). “ |
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“The PDA provides that women may not be treated differentlythan men simply because of pregnancy or medical conditions “relatedto” pregnancy. The ability to become pregnant is a conditionclearly “related to” pregnancy. Seemingly then, a plan coveringquality-of-life and preventative drugs for men but not coveringdrugs designed to address similar health needs of women who areable but do not wish to become pregnant would be discriminatory.If Union Pacifics plan covers Viagra, it should cover drugs thatallow women to have sex without risking the health and lifestylechanges that go with pregnancy. A slam dunk, you say. Well,the district court judge sure thought so, and ruled in favorof the employees. But on appeal, two conservative judges on theEighth Circuit got their mitts on this case and employed twistedlogic to argue that Union Pacifics health plan did not discriminate.Bush II-appointee Raymond Gruender, joined by Reagan-appointeePasco Bowman, concluded contrary to the Supreme Court and commonsense that the PDA did not require Union Pacific to provide prescriptioncontraceptive coverage to its female employees.”
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“The majority speciously contended that the female employees inthis case were not protected by the PDA. According to the twojudges, the employees contraceptive use was not a condition “relatedto” pregnancy because the use of contraceptives “is only indicatedprior to pregnancy” and “prevents pregnancy from even occurring.”However, as Clinton-appointee Kermit Bye asserted in dissent,the language of the PDA as interpreted by the Supreme Court revealsthat it was broadly intended to proscribe classifying employeeson the basis of childbearing capacity, whether or not theywere already pregnant. So the fact that contraceptive use occursprior to pregnancy, as the majority pointed out, is irrelevantwhat matters is that the affected women are of childbearing capacity.And the majoritys suggestion that the female employees in thiscase are not protected by the PDA just because they are tryingto defer pregnancy makes no sense either imagine an employerbeing able to deny promotions to women capable of getting pregnantbut who have chosen not to do so.” |
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NONDISCRIMINATORY??? |
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“The majority in this case further held that, even if the PDAdid cover women who wished to use contraceptives, Union Pacificsplan was still nondiscriminatory because it excluded all contraceptives,whether utilized by men or women. However, as Judge Bye pointedout, the failure to cover contraceptives only medically affectsfemales, as they bear all of the health consequences of unplannedpregnancies. … [E]ven if we were to look at its exclusion coverageof vasectomies, the policy nonetheless discriminates againstfemales. … [A]s the record demonstrates, women are the onlygender which can become pregnant.” |
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“And, Judge Bye observed, Union Pacific covered prescriptionsdesigned exclusively to treat mens health problems, but deniedwomen who might become pregnant coverage for prescription contraceptivesleaving them to less reliable birth control methods. Becausethe insurance plan prevented these women from having sex withoutthe risk of “bear[ing] all the health consequences” of gettingpregnant while covering various medications designed to improvemens lives the plan was discriminatory, according to JudgeBye. The majoritys analysis is contrary to the intent of Congressand to the precedent of the Supreme Court. This setback for genderequity, written by a Bush II appointee and issuing from a courtdominated by Bush II appointees, is a stark reminder that,of all his legacies, the judges appointed by President Bushwill have an impact on our everyday lives for years to come. Butat least we know that the male employees at Union Pacific arewell taken care of.” Standridge v. Union Pacific, No. 06-1706(8th Cir., March 15, 2007) |
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There are a lot of things on MadeBig that I love. I want to show you the BrainTrust part of the site. You can ask and answer questions about anything there. Here is one of my questions about family and how to deal with them.
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The MarketPlace is a great section of the site as well. You can buy and sell things there and you don’t pay with money. You earn MB Coins on other sections of the site by doing stuff like answering questions in the BrainTrust and making vibes, etc…and you use those MB Coins to buy things. I have found tons of stuff that I’m so happy I got for free on there. Here is something really interesting I found for sale.
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If you would rather buy from a store than a person then there is a shopping section where you can search by sales price. I like that because I can know I’m getting a good price for something. Here is a list of some great jewelry for 25% off.
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There are also pictures, blogs, forums, a local listing business section where you can rate and review businesses for coins and sometimes find great coupons, and a lotto game where you can win coins. It takes up most of my computer time just playing around on the site. Check it out, see if it’s something you will like. Have fun!