On healthcare reform, House lawmakers get past the abortion hurdle

CS Monitor ^ | 11/7/09 | Gail Russell Chaddock

[Bokababe]

To pass a healthcare reform bill, addressing abortion is necessary in order to get the support of conservative Democrats. Lobbyists for Catholic bishops were part of the negotiation.

[fight_truth_decay]

“Remember how you got into politics in the first place and when you do remember we can’t afford to let this moment pass,” the president told the closed meeting, according to notes from a senior leadership aide."

“I’m absolutely confident we’ll get this done, and when I am in the Rose Garden signing a piece of legislation to get healthcare to all Americans, we’ll look back and say this was our finest moment,” Obama concluded.

Are we ending the war, accepting defeat like the Russians, sending more troops or....what? .....Hello????

[maine-iac7]

They'll just put it back in later, like they have everything else...it was all nothing but a ploy.

And if it doesn't - will that mean just people making a good living won't get gov’t paid abortions. I'll bet you dollars to donuts the ‘poor’ folk will still get them for nothing....and that's all they care about.

[olezip]

To pass a healthcare reform bill, addressing abortion is necessary in order to get the support of conservative Democrats. Lobbyists for Catholic bishops were part of the negotiation.

Promise them anything to get their vote. Then it is a totally different ballgame! Sad and sorry for the future of our formerly great country.

[Sun]

Now it’s time to pray and contact our reps and tell them to vote no for the entire bill. If we can’t get through by phone, we can FAX and email.

I’d like to see faxes on their floors 100 feet tall.