House Healthcare Bill Takes on Domestic Violence

The new Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962) unveiled today by Speaker Nancy Pelosi comes with a price tag of almost $900 billion. The piece of legislation is said to bring health coverage to approximately 36 million Americans that are currently uninsured and contains regulations for health insurance providers. One of the more interesting sections of the bill deals with Domestic Violence:

In what realm would it be acceptable to consider DOMESTIC VIOLENCE a preexisting condition? Unfortunately, it does appear that 8 states function within that very realm.

Do you swear, to take this man, to have and to hold, through sickness and health, through unpaid medical bills after he beats you because dinner wasn't up to par, until death do you part?