Just like we knew it would be...just like we've been saying all along...there's abortion coverage in the Democrat health care reform bill.And it's not in the nuances. It's not in the penumbra. It's right there in plain English (well, as plain as legalese ever is) that the President Obama/House Speaker Nancy Pelosi government-run health care bill will require a monthly abortion premium.
Here is the straight skinny as posted in the House Minority Leader John Boehner's blog, "On line 17, p. 110, section 222 under 'Abortions for which Public Funding is Allowed' the Health and Human Services Secretary is given the authority to determine when abortion is allowed under the government-run plan. The Speaker’s plan also requires that at least one insurance plan offered in the Exchange covers abortions.
What is even more alarming is that a monthly abortion premium will be charged of all enrollees in the government-run plan. It’s right there on line 16, page 96, section 213, under 'Insurance Rating Rules.' The premium will be paid into a U.S. Treasury account - and these federal funds will be used to pay for the abortion services.
Section 213 describes the process in which the Health Benefits Commissioner is to assess the monthly premiums that will be used to pay for elective abortions under the government-run plan. The Commissioner must charge at a minimum $1 per enrollee per month.
Speaker Pelosi’s 2,032-page health care monstrosity is an affront to the American people and drastically moves away from current policy. The American people deserve more from their government than being forced to pay for abortion.
House Republicans are offering a common-sense, responsible solution that would reduce health care costs and expand access while protecting the dignity of all human life. The Republican plan, available at HealthCare.GOP.gov, would codify the Hyde Amendment and prohibit all authorized and appropriated federal funds from being used to pay for abortion. And under the Republican plan, any health plan that includes abortion coverage may not receive federal funds."
I know some of you worry that you're going to be considered pests if you keep on writing, calling and e-mailing your Congressmen and Senators about your opposition to these Democrat atrocities. But hey! It's your money! It's your country! It's your government!
Be courteous, of course. But, by all means, keep the pressure on. After all, these guys make a lifestyle out of posturing and pontificating and playing the American citizen for a patsy. So, don't let them get away with it that easy any more. Tell them politely (but with vim and vigor) that you're tired of runarounds, tired of broken promises, tired of excuses, tired of political schemes that exploit taxpayers rather than inform and respect them.
And, above all, let them know the depth of your disgust for abortion disguised as health care reform.
