Measure allows parent to seek child support up to a year after giving birth to retroactively cover pregnancy expenses

The Republican-led Kentucky senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to grant the right to collect child support for fetuses, advancing a bill that garnered bipartisan support despite nationwide fallout from a controversial Alabama decision also advancing “fetal personhood”.

The measure would allow a parent to seek child support up to a year after giving birth to retroactively cover pregnancy expenses. The legislation – Senate Bill 110 – won senate passage on a 36-2 vote with little discussion to advance to the House. Republicans have supermajorities in both chambers.

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    They still have to shave it again at the doctor. My mom said she wished people wouldn’t pre-shave surgical sites (she’s a nurse, not just a weirdo offering to shave people for fun).

    ETA: If your doctor tells you to shave before a procedure, do it. It’s probably just a good bet in general to always follow whatever pre-op instructions you get from your specific provider because every doctor is different.

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      Fuck my doctor. He didn’t mention prepping the area, so I didn’t shave, figured they’d take care of it. Nope. Didn’t shave, just cut then applied glue to my sack.

      The glue on my hairy sack was the worst part of the whole experience, and it lasted for 2 weeks. I left feedback but it works have been a much better experience of they’d just told me to shave.

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        Holy shit. Apparently a lot of places don’t do it there and will tell people to do it themselves a couple days before (not sure if it’s practice to practice, doctor’s preference, or what) but I’ve never heard of anyone just doing a vasectomy on hairy skin. That suuuucks.

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        She said it just makes the skin more irritated because they have to go over it make sure there’s no stubble, missed spots, etc, and shaving over freshly shaved skin is just kind of harsh. Especially in sensitive areas.