ObamaCare: More Point and Counterpoint

The American Thinker ^ | September 09, 2009 | Frank S. Rosenbloom, M.D.

[Scanian]

This article is the second of a point / counterpoint series on Mr. Obama's health care plan.

ObamaCare will not promote abortions. It is true that there are no provisions in the current plan specifically providing for abortions. However, there are provisions in the plan for "family planning." Given his record, many conservatives rightly suspect that to Mr. Obama family-planning means a lot of planning, and fewer people in order to reduce the amount of carbon producing biological units. This health care plan gives the Commissioner of Health Choices the power to determine future benefits within the plan. The promotion of abortion can be easily added once the bill is passed. This is another example of liberal incrementalism at its finest.

[JohnLongIsland]

family planning are democrat code words for baby killing...

[paulycy]

0bamaCare is worse than what we have now.

Pass the word.

[Carley]

So Planned Parenthood will be getting many millions of dollars with the restriction that none of that money can be used for abortions?

Sure, and I’m the Easter Bunny.

[linn37]

I just saw Gibbs on Fox and Friends crying about Fox not giving the president time on their regular network. He had to be told twice that Fox is carrying it on both their news networks. Doocey finally got tired of it and asked Fibbs about Obamas poll numbers...haha

[Aevery_Freeman]

The government health plan will not cover illegal aliens. At first glance this seems to be the case. On page 142 the plan states:

However, it does not state specifically that federal payments for affordability credits will not be allowed and the Health Choices Commissioner has the power to change these regulations at any time without Congressional approval.

The plan also states that persons eligible to receive credits in order to help pay for medical insurance, otherwise known as credit eligible individuals, are defined as those who are lawfully present in the United States (other than as a non-immigrant).

Notice the wording here. The corollary of this would be that if persons are unlawfully within the United States but are non-immigrants they would be eligible for coverage. Individuals who fit this description are otherwise known as illegal aliens.

Just as with all the other humongous bills these Racist Revolutionaries have passed, we have no idea what is really in them!

[Scanian]

Baghdad Bob Gibbs has to be the most ridiculous person ever to hold the position of press secretary.

How many butts must he have kissed to gotten that job?

[socialismisinsidious]

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