I regret to inform you that this morning the last pro-life Democratic holdout in the Senate, Ben Nelson (D-NE), publicly caved in to a "pro-life compromise" authored by Bob Casey (D-PA) and Harry Reid (D-NV).There are very few "smoke-filled rooms" anymore, but they've been more than adequately replaced by smoke-and-mirrors charades. This is one of them. The senators lie and babies die. Where have I heard something like that before?
This so-called "pro-life compromise" dresses up taxpayer funding of abortions with more fancy language, more conscience protections, and more federal funding for assistance to teenagers who are pregnant. The "compromise" also forces all states to carry a health care plan that does not offer abortion coverage and allows the states to "opt out" of having to carry a plan that covers abortion funding. ...
Unfortunately, the citizens of any state that "opts out" will not be exempt from paying federal taxes, which will be used to fund plans that cover abortions in other states. This compromise forces you and me, no matter what state we live in, to fund abortions, and SBA List utterly rejects it.
Worse still, the babies don't die, nor are the killed in combat for which they volunteered, they are methodically and clinically murdered by people who make a living doing such things.
Worse still, you and I will be financing their murders.
God help us.
2 comments:
Emily Buchanan is misrepresenting the language of the bill. Any abortion coverage in plans the exchange offers will still have to be paid for by the insured out of her/his own pocket, not federal funds.
States can opt out of having any plans that cover abortion in the insurance exchanges. The opt out states will be in the same position that the House bill would create.
The Hyde bill of some years ago still prevents federal funds being used for abortions. What is at issue here is how far private funded abortion is pushed from the health care legislation.
Abortion is a grave evil and we should be vigilant about it, but hyperbole like this, which amounts to barely half-truths could prevent millions from being able to afford decent health care. That would be a grave disservice to the Gospel.
You must have one of those Cadillac heath insurance plans or make more than, what is it, $200,000 a year, or do you just believe everything you hear from the opponents of this legislation?
The Associated Press reports (of the Senate bill as it stands now):
"The Congressional Budget Office said the Senate bill would extend coverage to more than 30 million Americans who lack it. It also imposes new regulations to curb abuses of the insurance industry, and the president noted one last-minute addition would impose penalties on companies that "arbitrarily jack up prices" in advance of the legislation taking effect.
CBO analysts also said the legislation would cut federal deficits by $132 billion over 10 years and possibly much more in the subsequent decade."
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