NHS: The U.K.’s Public Option Turns Thousands of Women in Labor Away from the Inn

Thousands of women in labor have been forced to give birth outside of safe hospital settings because of hospital overcrowding in the UK.  This seems highly relevant, given the forceful defense mounted of the NHS in the Obamacare debate.  More details over at Secondhand Smoke .

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