Another Pre-existing Condition? C-Sections

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| Thu Sep. 17, 2009 1:09 PM PDT

Denying medical insurance to victims of domestic violence isn't the only industry practice that discriminates mostly against women. As Amanda Terkel at Think Progress points out, "many insurers consider a Caesarean-section pregnancy a pre-existing condition and refuse to cover women who have had the procedure." 

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