Gene Bishop, a Philadelphia physician, writes in the Philadelphia Inquirer:

Let’s play the old word association game. Think “childbirth” - joy, labor pain, motherhood. Think “insurance”- boring, deductibles, co-pays. Think “uninsured” - your neighbor who lost her job, your child who just graduated from college, the cashier at the convenience store who works when her kids are in school.

What you might not think about are the one in five women in the United States who did not have health insurance 12 months before they had a baby. Full article.