Rep. Phil Roe: Obamacare Shouldn’t Cover Pregnancies Because My Wife Is ‘Fixed’

[Purveyor]

Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN) on Tuesday said that President Barack Obama’s health care law should not force insurance companies to cover reproductive care for women because his wife was “fixed.”

Speaking at the Heritage Foundation’s Conservative Policy Summit, Roe told the crowd that he believed that the best way to provide insurance was through health savings accounts (HSA), and allowing people to buy high-deductible health plan’s (HDHP) across state lines.

“Right now, the federal government tells you want you have to buy,” he explained. “I’m going to be a little graphic here, okay? Let me tell you why that’s important, why that’s driven the cost up through the ceiling.”

“I have been fixed. My wife has been fixed,” Roe said. “Both of us have determined if we thought we had to raise another kid right now, we would jump off the Capitol, head first into the parking lot, face first. You got the idea, don’t want any more kids.”

Roe complained that Obamacare forced him to buy pediatric dental coverage, pediatric vision coverage, infertility coverage and female reproductive coverage.

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/11/rep-phil-roe-obamacare-shouldnt-cover-pregnancies-because-my-wife-is-fixed/

[FSogol]

1. Oh course, his wife really won't be "fixed" until she talks to a divorce attorney.

I knew a crummy republican who had 8 kids in the public school. The minute the last one was a senior, he started complaining about his taxes being used for public schools.

[cui bono]

2. To be fair he said "I have been fixed." right before he said his wife had been fixed.

Loaded headline.

I still disagree with him, but that's not a good way to put a story out.

[HockeyMom]

3. Hey, Roe, why didn't YOU "get fixed"

You make her go through major surgery when all you needed was an outpatient snip snip? You are are SEXIST, just from that!

[dionysus]

6. "“I have been fixed. My wife has been fixed,” Roe said". pays to read what's posted...

[cui bono]

9. No doubt. Looks like the headline is getting the intended reaction.

And now it's eliciting knee jerk responses from those who don't read the article. Not good.

[dionysus]

10. some people think not reading the linked article is bad, now it's not even reading the whole OP!

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Gee, then maybe he's not heard how much diabetes, cancer, heart disease,

and serious gunshot wounds cost the insurance industry. How about once he convinces people they shouldn't let pregnancies drive up the cost of insurance, he can convince them insurance shouldn't cover those other 'high cost' things.

Man has zero understanding of how insurance was designed to work.

[Dawson Leery]

5. The Republican war on women continues.

[LibertyLover]

7. All I can say is wow -

This shows his, and in general the GOP's, contempt for women. Really Representative Roe - your wife is "fixed"? If I were her and found out you had spoken about me in that way, you'd find out about revenge being best served cold.

[IggleDoer]

8. Why did both Roes get fixed?

Since they both determined that they didn't want more children, perhaps the reason both got sterilized was that they intended to cheat on each other.

Since the TPers think that sex without procreation is wrong, he must be evil.

OBTW. Why should my insurance pay for their TWO sterilizations?

[Control-Z]

14. I'd bet money the guy has

a prescription for little blue pills paid for through his government insurance.

[demigoddess]

17. two sterilizations are a little over the line

why did he think it necessary?? Most husbands I know have 'the snip' because it is nice for their wives. NOT because they hate children. Most of them say 'we can't afford any more kids'. not we would kill ourselves.

[anasv]

21. do they have kids already?

that throw themselves to their deaths must make the kids feel great.

[hamsterjill]

18. Yeah, what would Josh Duggar say about this?

And he's employed by the Heritage Foundation!

[11 Bravo]

11. By that rationale, I suppose brain surgery should also be proscribed.

[jmowreader]

12. Most people don't admit they're dogfuckers in polite company.

Note to Mr. Roe: Women are sterilized. Pets are fixed.

[M0rpheus]

13. The thing that gets me about comments like these...

Is that these people OBVIOUSLY do not know how insurance works.

If he worked for a private company that provided health insurance, he would be paying for those same coverages, as part of the package. There is no coverage that lets you pick and choose which pieces you want and what you don't want. That's exactly the point.

Insurance companies spread out the risk pool and hope they're on the winning end.

[bullwinkle428]

15. What war on women??!?

[marlakay]

16. Then get rid of boner pills

And penis pumps...

But I am joking....how would he like it if when he was born his mom had no healthcare?

[jehop61]

19. Family Values

Now if this couple is in a committed relationship, why do they BOTH need to be "fixed"? Usually only one of the partners needs to do this. Unless they both are fooling around, of course.

[Arkana]

20. Obamacare didn't force him to do anything of the sort.

[Downwinder]

22. Didn't he vote to be included in ACA?