[ClearCase_guy]

People should be free to make their own decisions. The government wants to force everyone to be dependent on the government-approved system. It’s not a question of health (things can go wrong anywhere/anytime) but a question of control.

[GunRunner]

People are free to make their own decisions. But I trust our OB, and the hospital staff were so unbelievably competent, cool under pressure, and helpful, that I was emotional when thanking them. I also have the benefit of having spectacular health insurance through my employer, so the whole trip cost and hospital stay cost us less than $500.

If my wife started bleeding profusely and seconds counted, I want her near a hospital surrounded by trained medical personnel and doctors, not a midwife. The popular belief is that hospitals too often push for C-section, but that has never been our experience with our two children that were born in hospitals in the last two years. They did everything they could to avoid a c-section (we were close with the first one, as they had a little trouble getting him out), and both our children were born naturally.