Comment on classmate blog #2

https://misguidedtruth.blogspot.com/2019/05/are-babies-getting-short-end-of-stick.html

I found this blog to be very interesting and informative. Using numbers makes this more eye-catching for the reader. I agree with the author because some women are single mothers or mothers to be and having no pay for maternity leave is hard especially because if they don’t have any medical insurance the cost to have their baby will be very high especially here in Austin. Just a story of my experience with a hospital bill: Last year in October I took my husband to the Emergency room because of a very sharp pain he had in his stomach to the point where he could not walk or move. They did a cat scan, x-rays, ultrasound, blood work and he ended up having pancreatitis so he was admitted to the hospital we had to stay 24 hours. For all of the test and fluids, they gave him our hospital bill was $24,800. That is so much money and we could not afford that. Imagine being in a hospital for 3-4 day to have a baby the bill will be very high especially if there are complications where more things are needed. On top of the hospital bill, they will receive different bills for different doctors that attended them during the process. Maternity leave should be paid because like I mentioned some women don’t have the support of the babies father and they don’t have insurance because it is also very expensive. If maternity leave was paid moms would not be so stressed about bills. Mothers should also spend more than 6 weeks with their newborn baby. I think that jobs should also extend maternity leave time because it is healthy for the mommy and baby. To conclude this, jobs should pay maternity leave and extend the time period they can be gone from work.

Guns

Talking about guns is a big topic and also sensitive to some. However, it is important because there have been millions of deaths due to guns in this country. This is a huge problem that many people don’t like talking about. Most people who are licensed to carry a firearm are against “controlling” who can carry one and where they can be obtained. I honestly think that guns should not be allowed. The only people who should have access to have them are police, army and any other government-related group that has always had one. There should be no way a U.S citizen can get their hands on a firearm.

There have been shooting all over the world that has killed a lot of people. Here in the United States, there is not one day that we don’t see in the news that there was a shooting especially in our local Austin news. It’s scary to see the news because all we hear about is guns and dead people. We as citizens shouldn’t be scared to go to school or work. Schools should be protected because that’s where most shootings have taken place. Every day that I have class I am scared to show up because who knows what would happen. That could be the last day for me and for many people. I think that the schools should have metal detectors and everyone who comes in should be registered and maybe even searched for any weapons. Our campus allows guns and it’s scary to even think about. I don’t think it should be allowed because we all pay for our education and the students should have had the option to vote on that issue.

Guns are dangerous and people should not have access to them unless like I mentioned they are in the army or police. We should protect everyone’s life no matter their skin color or where they are from. GUNS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED!