In some parts of the US it is very difficult to find house not under an HOA. They are endemic in Florida, less common in Oregon unless you have a shared amenity like a community pool. I had a pickup on jacks in my driveway for a month, and nobody cared. 

How did these become so ubiquitous in the States.

Why? Why would you live in a neighbourhood with an HOA? How did these become so ubiquitous in the States. In Canada, in a neighbourhood of free-standing homes, these are almost non-existent. We have strata boards in condos and planned communities. But regular residential neighbourhoods are free-hold lots. I literally…

“Some residents have taken to parking their trucks in a pay lot over half a mile from the neighborhood”

Some residents have taken to parking their trucks in a pay lot over half a mile from the neighborhood,

Don’t forget religion!

My mother-in-law had to deal with crap like this when her pregnancies ran into problems, where she wasn’t allowed to make decisions and they had to get her husband to decide things, even though she was perfectly alert and competent, and an entire damn hospital kicked her out forcing her to go to a whole different town…

Always remember: With Republicans, cruelty is a feature not a bug.

For starters, she needs to find a doctor who isnt an idiot.  Because her doctor sounds like a flipping idiot.  

Just part of the problem. It’s capitalism and money at all costs.

Thanks to Republicans

I wonder if this site is going to let the shit clods take over and ruin the comments section like another site in this family.

I don’t know how this isn’t a Title IX violation. Does this hospital receive any federal funding?

What absolute bullshit. I’d hope that doc is personally named in the suit, and not just Albany Partners.

The fact that the term he used for her potential mate was, “steady partner” (as in the phrase “going steady”, which fell out of fashion in the 1960s), should tell you all you need to know about where (or more to the point when) this doctor is, as a person...

The state of New York legalized abortion in 1970; Roe being overturned should have absolutely no bearing on this whatsoever. The hospital is gonna lose unless they pay her a TON of money & fire that doctor.

Sue them into oblivion.

The fuck is wrong with this doctor? (never mind, I know.)

Let’s start denying medication and treatment to men in case it affects their sperm?

So I’m sure they’re holding this same standard with any medications that might affect men’s sperm, right?