The baby, keenly aware of their lack of insurance and the implications of growing up poor in America, asks the nurse for a 4rth trimester abortion.
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IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 1 day agoassuming she has one
Aaaand there’s the rub. Poor and pregnant? You can just go fuck yourself.
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Alas, this “innocent” babe is not so innocent after all. Through a stunning lack of personal responsibility, they never invested in $DOGE during early availability. A lack of capital will doom this freeloader to a life in the mines
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The Bible tells us that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Even babies, if they’re not of the elect.
18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Their in luck. The republican governor heard their story and just rolled back child labor laws allowing them to buy though their employer. Truly a touching story.
ameancow@lemmy.world 1 day ago
There are a lot of “state options” for the poor, but these are often terrible and only cover the most basic services. You may not even qualify for this in some states depending on requirements. Like, a lot of places now won’t provide any assistance without an address, monthly interviews or check-ins AND proof of income.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah it gets a little bit… psychotically dystopian at that point. Most likely the child will be enrolled in medicaid (or CHIP or similar state programs, assuming we still have any of those I haven’t checked today…), and they will receive necessary care until they’re discharged. But hey, it’s the US, that’s not guaranteed.
flandish@lemmy.world 1 day ago
dystopian? this is bog standard capitalist formula, sadly.
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
How it possibly be “bog standard” when it’s the only developed nation on the planet where it’s true?
cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
The united States is not developed, it’s metastasized.
flandish@lemmy.world 1 day ago
development is a spectrum.
azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
On top of the other point.
Capitalism is uninterested in your healthcare policy. That’s your country’s failure, not capitalism’s, for once. Market pressures did not invent a gaggle of middle men siphoning the money between patients and care providers. That’s a result of government failures that ossified into a corrupt system benefiting a select few, a scheme which is not unique to capitalism and is actually reminding me of soviet bureaucracy.
The distinction is not purely academic, because correctly pointing out that you’re not fighting capitalism but corrupt bureaucracy makes reform a much easier sell, which is why healthcare reform is a transpartisan issue until donors and lobbyists get involved.