The Debate is Over, The Federal Government Can Take “Abortion Rights” Away
Liberals are mad, hopping mad thanks to the Stupak amendment. The amendment, added to the PelosiCare bill approved by the House on Saturday night, prohibits the use of federal dollars for providing abortions, either through a government plan or through a subsidized private insurance plan.
A letter sent to Speaker Pelosi from 40 members of the House made it clear that they will not support any final conference report that includes the amendment.
From The Hill;
Reps. Diana DeGette (Colo.) and Louise Slaughter (N.Y.) led the group of Democrats in writing to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) threatening to withhold support for a final conference report if it strictly prohibits federal funding for abortion services.
“We will not vote for a conference report that contains language that restricts women’s right to choose any further than current law,” reads a draft of the letter.
DeGette and Slaughter, who is the chairwoman of the powerful Rules Committee, also wrote President Barack Obama requesting a meeting on the issue next week.
What many liberals do not want to understand is that the federal government can restrict abortion and a woman’s “reproductive rights.” Many of the same liberals that love Pelosicare conveniently ignore mandates that this bill will impose on every American.
From the House Ways and Means ranking Republican, Rep. Dave Camp;
Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in the Pelosi health care bill (H.R. 3962, as amended) could land people in jail. The JCT Letter makes clear that Americans who do not maintain “acceptable health insurance coverage” and who choose not to pay the bill’s new individual mandate tax (generally 2.5% of income), are subject to numerous civil and criminal penalties, including criminal fines of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to five years.
In response to the JCT letter, Camp said: “This is the ultimate example of the Democrats’ command-and-control style of governing – buy what we tell you or go to jail. It is outrageous and it should be stopped immediately.”
There you have it liberals, the bill you want so badly to pass provides precedent for the government to control what you do with your body. If you do not have the “right to choose” whether or not you want to be a part of Pelosicare, then you really do not have the ultimate “right to choose” to have an abortion. At least abortion is still legal and you will not get thrown in jail for 5 years if you get one, yet…
Chew on that…
Tags: Abortion, ObamaCare, PelosiCare, Stupak Amendment
