Quick Ballot Alert from NWYC: Abortion Funding in Heath Care Bill

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Abortion Funding in Health Care Bill

Robin B Tucker, lawmakers are debating whether taxpayer-funded health care legislation should include funding for abortions. Supporters say that although abortion has passionate supporters and opponents, the fact remains that on a federal level, certain types of abortion are still legal, which requires lawmakers to set rules for its use and funding. Opponents of abortion say that any legislation authorizing funds for abortion or abortion-related activities is immoral and should be struck from the measure. Voice your opinion to your lawmakers today!

Peter Orszag, the head of the Office of Budget and Management with the Obama administration said that taxpayer-funded abortions cannot be ruled out just yet. He said, “I think that [taxpayer-funded abortion] will wind up being part of the [health care] debate. I am not prepared to say explicitly that right now. It's obviously a controversial issue, and it's one of the questions that is playing out in this debate.” He did add that he is “not prepared to rule it out."

In a July 21 interview with CBS News, President Barack Obama (D) said, “What I think is important … is not trying to micromanage what benefits are covered. Because I think we’re still trying to get a framework. And my main focus is making sure that people have the options of high quality care at the lowest possible price. As you know, I’m pro-choice. But I think we also have a tradition of, in this town, historically, of not financing abortions as part of government funded health care.”

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) offered his own view on the topic. He said, “No matter what your views are on abortion, you shouldn’t ask people to use their tax dollars if they think that abortion is taking a life -- to use their tax dollars for that purpose. I would hate to see the health care debate go down over that issue. We do really need health care reform, and it has to be substantive ... So hopefully we won’t get ourselves wrapped around the wheel of abortion in this debate.”

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