Posted on 06/26/2015 1:33:11 PM PDT by Morgana
Earlier this week, the head of the Democratic party attempted to force Americans,including churches, to pay for abortions.
On Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee considered the bill making appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. The legislation contains a number of important pro-life policies and Democrat Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz filed an amendment to strike the conscience protections contained in Sec. 530 of the appropriations bill.
The language in that section comes from a pro-life bill, H.R. 940, the Healthcare Conscience Rights Act, and provides relief from the conscience violations imposed by the HHS Preventive Services Mandate. It also provides protections for pro-life churches in California who are fighting them own battle against being forced to pay for abortions.
The conscience protection language offers full exemption from Obamacare’s Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate and ensures protections for individuals and healthcare entities that refuse to provide, pay for, or refer patients to abortion providers because of their deeply held beliefs.
The legislation would also specifically address the unlawful violation of religious freedom in California, where the state Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) issued a directive requiring that all insurance plans offered on the state exchange include coverage for abortions, including plans provided by churches, religious entities, and others with conscionable objections to such procedures.
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Fortunately, the amendment failed by a vote of 31-20, largely along party lines with Republicans and Rep. Cuellar (D-TX) voting to protect pro-life conscience rights and Democrats voting for the amendment to violate them.
Here’s video of the chairman of the committee speaking against the amendment:VIDEO ON LINK
I’d approve of retroactively aborting Debbie.
NUTTY DEBBIE... aside from the murder of 55 million babies, why do the libtards wish to impose their immoral views on others? There is no doubt this bestly ugly person (is it really a woman) has mental issues, is a liar and a rubbber stamp for every great commie sectarian idea. They are not happy enough with aborting their kids they want to force others to participate. This witch is part of the ATTACK ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM and the repubs shoudl make a converted effort to rid the congress of her. What kind of freaking retards elect this scumbag?
Who says communism is dead? Its alive and well in DC(District of Commies).
Since she's already such a large "fetus," I'd recommend the Dilation and Extraction method. Wait... that won't work, because you'd have to suck out the contents of the skull first.
Let’s get a bill forcing Planned Parenthood to fund the Susan B Anthony list.
I give it 5-10 years before the Progressives in the SCOTUS force churches to pay for abortions.
BTTT for later.
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