It is an issue that this administration is trying to avoid as there is no mention of this in the healthcare legislation currently on the table. They are trying to avoid it because they know that it is controversial. Maybe during tonight’s press conference to once again promote his plan someone will have the guts to ask him a direct question about it. Peter Orszag refused to answer the direct question last week. When asked if he was prepared to say that “no taxpayer money will go to pay for abortions” he answered he was not. Here is what we do know.
19 Democrats have written a letter to Pelosi saying they will not support a healthcare bill unless it excludes abortion in a subsidized health insurance plan. Despite this, we know that the mark-up committee approved provisions that require insurance plans to contract with organizations that perform abortions. And we also know that 3 amendments have been shot down in committee that would have either prohibited funds being used for abortions or protected doctors who refused to perform them.
Obama’s pro-abortion stance is well documented even if you only look at executive orders since his election as President. And that did not stop with his pick for Health Secretary who will oversee such a program. Kathleen Sebelius is one of the more radical abortion supporters in the administration as she even supports late term abortions. As governor of Kansas she vetoed anti-abortion legislation on 4 occasions. She has a close relationship with late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller who has coincidentally given hundreds of thousands of dollars to Sebelius and her abortion promoting allies. She is also connected with Planned Parenthood CEO Peter Brownlie whose clinic has been charged with 107 criminal counts of conducting late term abortions. Yet she was still confirmed. Go figure.
With all of these abortion supporters in the administration, their objective is clear. Get a government subsidized healthcare plan that does not mention abortion at all. They understand that if there is not a provision in the legislation to prohibit taxpayer money being used for abortions, then there is no way to stop it from happening. As bad as this healthcare legislation is financially, this issue is the most devastating part for anyone who values life. Hopefully with the support of those 19 democrats we can help protect the rights of the unborn. Actually, hopefully the legislation is shot down in its entirety with bipartisan support so we can develop a free market solution.
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