# Birth control, breast pumps, counseling for abuse? Are we going to do pedicures & manicures as well? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 8, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-control-breast-pumps-counseling-for-abuse-are-we-going-to-do-pedicures-manicures-as-well/591972 "2011-08-08T18:29:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omg_a_Black_Conservative)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-control-breast-pumps-counseling-for-abuse-are-we-going-to-do-pedicures-manicures-as-well/591972/441 "2011-08-19T04:12:57Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Ask, and it shall be given. So you really can’t tell sarcasm when you read it? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-control-breast-pumps-counseling-for-abuse-are-we-going-to-do-pedicures-manicures-as-well/591972/442 "2011-08-19T04:28:40Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > So what’s cheaper, an abortion or a delivery? Let’s run some numbers. Vaginal delivery, sans complications, usually runs between $10,000 and $15,000. Of that amount, the out of pocket cost is typically $1,000\*. A first trimester abortion costs $500 on the high end. \*these figures are taken from the Florida workers’ compensation provider reimbursement manual, which somewhat oddly includes costs for delivery and breast augmentation. I have absolutely no idea how a pregnancy might result from a work related injury, but there you go. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-control-breast-pumps-counseling-for-abuse-are-we-going-to-do-pedicures-manicures-as-well/591972/443 "2011-08-19T04:31:28Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > So what’s cheaper, an abortion or a delivery? Let’s run some numbers. Oh, it’s not just the delivery. It’s the prenatal care, too. And let’s not forget that kids can rack up quite amazing medical bills…and those kids are usually included on the parents’ insurance. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-control-breast-pumps-counseling-for-abuse-are-we-going-to-do-pedicures-manicures-as-well/591972/444 "2011-08-19T05:35:58Z")
> [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](#): > > So you really can’t tell sarcasm when you read it? The problem is you saying something absurd out of sarcasm and you saying something absurd out of stupidity are indistinguishable. You have not established sufficient intellectual reputation to have people saying “heh heh, OMG, you kidder, you…” ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-control-breast-pumps-counseling-for-abuse-are-we-going-to-do-pedicures-manicures-as-well/591972/445 "2011-08-19T15:09:24Z")
Methinks \*\*Omg \*\*is the sort of person who thinks it’s “cheaper” to buy something with a credit card, because he only has to pay the minimum balance due every month. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-control-breast-pumps-counseling-for-abuse-are-we-going-to-do-pedicures-manicures-as-well/591972.md?page=22)