Posted on 12/23/2009 11:35:10 AM PST by Steelfish
Abortion Looms As Possible Block To Health Bill
ERICA WERNER WASHINGTON – The way abortions are covered under health care reform is a major obstacle to finalizing the legislation, even though the House and Senate both agree that no federal money should be used.
The stumbling block is whether insurance plans that get federal money are completely barred from covering abortions, or whether they can cover it as long as they require customers to write separate checks for the procedure using their own money.
Why does that matter?
Because the House and Senate solved the dispute in different ways, neither of which makes everyone happy, and now they have to find a further compromise.
"Something's going to have to give," said Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., author of the abortion language in the House.
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Well it would be weird if every single person is required to pay into an abortion fund and then it not be “covered”.
What happens then?
Well it would be weird if every single person is required to pay into an abortion fund and then it not be “covered”.
What happens then?
“Something’s going to have to give,” said Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich”
Obama will give whatever they want and they will take whatever they can get.
I wish I could believe that Stupak was standing on principle, but I suspect he is after political gain and a big payoff.
Lib/Marxist Dim’s and suicide bombers have a lot in common. Both are willing to blow themselves up in order to achieve their goals.
One merely has to ask what price Stupak puts on his conviction about the sanctity of human life. Ole’ Ben Nelson’s was a cool $100 Million. Stupak MAY hold out for more....
Right on the money. Couldn’t have said it better.
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