RE: taxpayer funded abortions

13 Democrats withheld support for the health insurance reform until they were assured that no abortions would be paid for with taxpayer money.  To appease these concerns, the president signed an  executive order prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortions.   Throughout the process the president called skeptics and doubters of these assurances demagogues and fear mongers.   Yet, as many suspected, there was a high probability that abortions would be covered all along:

“The Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced at the end of June that the federal government had approved $160 million to set up a high-risk insurance plan for thousands of Pennsylvania residents with pre-existing conditions. Though the announcement made no reference to abortion and the policy itself says "elective abortions" are not covered, the National Right to Life Committee claimed it would cover abortions in almost every circumstance. 

"What their plan actually does is say if it's legal, it's covered," said NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson. "Abortion ends up being covered if it's not explicitly excluded." 

 

 

Where are you Stupak?  Calling Senator Nelson.   Are you prepared to speak up now that you have been double crossed.  If this PA situation isn’t rectified immediately the American people will see that you sold out the country for an empty promise. 

 

This issue transcends abortion.  This issue shows that laws have been passed on false pretenses.  That our president is willing to stab members of his own party in the back.  That he is perfectly content to demonize his opponents with legitimate concerns.     

 

Abortion is not popular.  Tax-payer funded abortion is despised, as many who personally do not object to abortion understand that forcing everyone to pay for them is wrong.    I wonder what the reaction will be when people realize they were lied to about such an unpopular issue?

 

 

Barack Obama 9/9/9 to joint session of Congress: “no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place.”

 

 I hope he meant it.