Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby
by moorhosj on Saturday January 20, 2018 @11:54AM
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On the flip side, one could argue that teen contraception and nutrition education are important parts of a properly functioning health system. To put it another way, who is to say high rates of teen and obese pregnancies are not caused, in part, by our health system?
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Re:The US is the most expensive nation in which to have a baby
by HelloMcFly on Sunday January 21, 2018 @07:56AM
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> who is to say high rates of teen and obese pregnancies are not caused, in part, by our health system?
Sure, perhaps in part, just as any occurrence in other countries with any recordable teen or obese pregnancies. However, it would be inappropriately reductive to say the health system is the cause of these, and I'd argue it would be incorrect to say the health system is the primary cause. To do so would be to ignore the entrenched historical and cultural influences on the present state.