NC: Free Progesterone

Ever heard of this stuff? I'm sure most of my female readers have. For those who don't know about it:

studies have shown that weekly progesterone shots can reduce a woman's risk of preterm birth by about one-third

So basically, it's a drug that is given to "at risk" women in the hopes that it will increase a woman's chance of giving birth to a health baby. That's good, isn't it? And it's nice. So if there's a program that will give this shot to women who cannot afford it, that's great, isn't it? Sure makes you feel good to know that women who are poor are getting a shot to help their children, doesn't it?

But it's wrong, plain and simple.

Why? Because the government is doing it. While 350 "low-income" women in North Carolina got the shot this year, that doesn't matter. It cost the state $150,000.00. The state claims the shots cost $250 each. That means over $175 was spend in administering the program for EACH woman. Oh, and there's ZERO measurable results. In addition, the state claims it is "saving" money because if they hadn't given the "Free" shots, it MIGHT have cost $3,000 per infant.

It's still wrong. It's morally wrong.

If you're still thinking this is a good program, let me ask you how many people you're willing to personally shoot to save $3000. Seriously. Exactly how many? One? Two? Five? How many people are you willing to put in jail, separated from their families to save $3000? Ten? Twenty? Because that's what government is doing. Government is pointing a gun at people's heads and FORCING them to pay money. If the people refuse, the government will jail or kill them. Then the government takes that money and uses it to "save $3000."

This is how we're getting socialized medicine, whether we want it or not. Government just decides to give away cash to some group and it sounds and feels nice -- but they don't mention how many people they have to jail or shoot to get that cash -- and no one seems to care.

Freedom isn't "nice." Freedom isn't free. And freedom doesn't care -- but it's freedom. And if the government would get out of the way, I would bet that a private organization or church would be able to provide these shots -- and I bet it would cost them even less than $428 per shot (as the government shots do). There appears to be just one place left for freedom on the planet. Won't you join us?

Posted by: Ogre at 11:01 AM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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