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To: SirJohnBarleycorn

Do you really think the Senate will allow the Stupak language to stay in?


26 posted on 12/14/2009 4:32:42 PM PST by Rutles4Ever (Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia, et ubi ecclesia vita eterna!)
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To: Rutles4Ever
Do you really think the Senate will allow the Stupak language to stay in?

Sure, why not? The Stupak amendment only prevents money authorized or appropriated by government from being used to pay for abortions.

With no public option or medicare expansion, the Stupak amendment is largely beside the point.

In concept, the essence of the government takeover of health care is to require everyone to purchase health care insurance and to require health insurance providers to offer insurance through an "exchange."

A government regulatory body (i.e., a leftwinger or a commission of leftwingers) will provide the details of what the terms and conditions of health care insurance will be in order to be eligible to be offered through an "exchange."

I would be quite surprised if, at that point in time (probably a couple of years away) when the regulators get put in place and propose regulations, that health care insurance offered through the exchange did not include requirements for coverage for abortion, sex-change operations, free condoms, etc. etc.

Since government funds are not being used to purchase insurance through the exchange, the Stupak amendment would not apply.

43 posted on 12/14/2009 4:43:28 PM PST by SirJohnBarleycorn
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To: Rutles4Ever

As far as the Senate is concerned, there is no bill other than the one they area working on themselves and there is no Senator named Stupak. They won’t even see it until after the conference comes up with yet another version, which may or may not include any particular section from either the House or Senate bills.


65 posted on 12/14/2009 5:04:11 PM PST by wildandcrazyrussian
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