RantCrush Top 5: May 16, 2017

Some conservative men don’t want to pay for maternity care or prenatal care. Insurance coverage for these services has played a role in the Obamacare repeal debate. During a town hall on Monday night, Republican Congressman Rod Blum of Iowa said he wanted to “get rid of some of these crazy regulations that Obamacare puts in,” as if Americans have control over what diseases they get. He asked, “Why should a 62-year-old man have to pay for maternity care?”

A local woman named Barbara Rank became somewhat of an internet hero, after she wrote a letter to her local newspaper in which she schooled Blum on how insurance works. Her response went viral, and Twitter loved it.

Barbara Rank from Dubuque, Iowa takes @RepRodBlum behind the woodshed on #AHCA
h/ @ms_sharims pic.twitter.com/0Wean2Pb2P

— Mark Elliott (@markmobility) May 14, 2017

Barbara Rank from Dubuque, Iowa takes @RepRodBlum behind the woodshed on #AHCA
h/ @ms_sharims pic.twitter.com/0Wean2Pb2P

— Mark Elliott (@markmobility) May 14, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.