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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s a legitimate health matter and that’s a long flight.  I’m sorry you even entertain the notion of being considered a “diva” for being concerned about your physical well-being on a long-haul flight at 31 weeks pregnant.  I would ask. [/quote]
How is it a legitimate health matter? What about business class is healthier?[/quote]
Pregnancy is a tremendous change in the health and well-being of the woman.  Business class is roomier.  Are you dense?[/quote]
+1. "How is it a legitimate health matter," WTAF. Let's guess, PP, you are one of those guys that thinks women should be denied access to abortion because "it's no harder than carrying a handbag around and she can just give the baby up for adoption when it's born." Pregnancy is a serious health condition, yes, dumb-dumb. And OP, you are not being a diva to ask about this. I have worked for companies that upgrade travelers at their request because they're "big men" and "need more room," or "sprained their ankle hiking" or whatever lame excuse. Plus if your company is already willing to pay $3K to send you overseas, they can suck up the extra.[/quote]

Of course pregnancy is a legitimate health condition.  But how will being in business class address that health condition?  Of course it will be more comfortable, and I personally think the company should spring for it for that reason alone.  But the PP said being in business class is necessary to address a health condition, yet no one seems able to explain how exactly it will do that.  [/quote]

Pregnant women are at increased risk of clots, and having [b]your legs cramped up for 8hr vs stretched out for 8hr affects clotting risk tremendously[/b]. [/quote]

No it really doesn't.  The issue is being seated for that long, regardless of whether your knees are bent at a 90 degree angle or a 110 degree angle.  In either circumstance, OP should get up and move.  
Economy v. Business, is about comfort not medical risk.

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Amazing how many MDs disagree with your assessment. Mine was happy to write a letter saying the increased space and the ability to lie flat was [b]beneficial to avoid clots[/b]. Weird they didn’t ask you first…[/quote]

So is coumadin and compression socks.  Would you argue that your employer is obligated to provide them to you as an accommodation?

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No, I would argue my employer would as obligated to offer me the accommodation my MD recommended for international travel. You are really wrapped around the axel that [b]pregnant women should suffer,[/b] maybe work on that. [/quote]

Your reference to “suffer” here makes me think it really is about comfort.  The suffering in question would presumably be from sitting in a cramped seat, not from experiencing a blood clot.  ANYBODY suffers in economy under those circumstances- and the suffering can be exacerbated by a variety of physical attributes.  [/quote]

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