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For all elective abortions, yup.I agree. No public money for abortions.
In all cases?
By Laura Bassett
WASHINGTON -- After an emotional floor debate, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed the so-called Protect Life Act, which prohibits women from buying health insurance plans that cover abortion under the Affordable Care Act and makes it legal for hospitals to deny abortions to pregnant women with life-threatening conditions.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), a proponent of the bill, told voters last week that its purpose is "to ensure that no taxpayer dollars flow to health care plans that cover abortion and no health care worker has to participate in abortions against their will."
In fact, the Affordable Care Act already keeps public dollars separate from the private insurance payments that cover abortion. A federal judge ruled in August that the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List had to stop making the claim on its website that "Obamacare" subsidizes abortions because the assertion is false.
Protect Life Act Passes House: Congress Passes Controversial Anti-Abortion Bill
So says the HuffPo, but that's not what the bill says:I agree. No public money for abortions.
Ok ... but that's not what this is about. Allow me to quote the important part.
Meaning, a woman could have zero intentions of ever having an abortion, but she would still not be allowed to buy a plan she wants, because of what the plan offers.prohibits women from buying health insurance plans that cover abortion under the Affordable Care Act
Anti-choice is taking on a whole new meaning.
3/17/2011--Reported to House amended, Part I. Protect Life Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to prohibit federal funds from being to used to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that includes coverage of abortion services. (Currently, federal funds cannot be used for abortion services and plans receiving federal funds must keep federal funds segregated from any funds for abortion services.) Requires any qualified health benefit plan offered through an Exchange that includes coverage for abortions to also offer a qualified health benefit plan through the Exchange that is identical in every respect except that it does not cover abortions. Prohibits a federal agency or program and any state or local government that receives federal financial assistance under PPACA from requiring any health plan created or regulated under PPACA to discriminate against any institutional or individual health care entity based on the entity's refusal to undergo training in the performance of induced abortions, require or provide such training, or refer for such training. Creates a cause of action for any violations of the abortion provisions of PPACA. Gives federal courts jurisdiction to prevent and redress actual or threatened violations of such provisions by issuing any form of legal or equitable relief, including injunctions and orders preventing the disbursement of all or a portion of federal financial assistance until the prohibited conduct has ceased. Gives standing to institute an action to affected health care entities and the Attorney General. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate the Director of the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to receive and investigate complaints alleging a violation of PPACA abortion provisions. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to ensure that no multistate qualified health plan offered in an Exchange provides coverage of abortion services.HR 358: Protect Life Act, Summary
I bolded the pertinent part.
It looks like the HuffPo is telling porkie pies.
The House Tea-Tards are Stuck on Stupid. It's like anti-abortion Groundhog Day.
I agree that it won't pass the Senate or Obama. However, it just boggles my mind that the House just keeps hammering on women's rights. They haven't done one damn thing to create jobs or anything else for ordinary Americans.
Obama's doing his "Tax The Rich" thing and the Repugs are doing their anti-abortion thing.
It's called bringing in your base.
I seriously doubt they think it's going to pass.
I'd bet money they know it won't pass. That's why it's all the more a waste of time and hypocritical. Am I the only one who remembers Boehner talking about fixing legislation so it would pass or it's a waste of time?
So if I knew how to post a poll, I would ask if your daughter, wife, sister needed an abortion to save her life, would you still support this bill?
Perhaps you missed this part:
"and makes it legal for hospitals to deny abortions to pregnant women with life-threatening conditions. "
Read first - post fauxtrage second....
Obama's doing his "Tax The Rich" thing and the Repugs are doing their anti-abortion thing.
It's called bringing in your base.
I seriously doubt they think it's going to pass.
I'd bet money they know it won't pass. That's why it's all the more a waste of time and hypocritical. Am I the only one who remembers Boehner talking about fixing legislation so it would pass or it's a waste of time?
Pleeeeeeeeeeeze.....don't talk about hypocrisy. Obama and the Dems wrote the book on hypocrisy when it comes to patronizing their base. They don't even try to hide it.
I don't think there is a special interest group out there that the Dems haven't tried to grease simply because they think they can help elect them. They don't care how much tax-payer money it costs, they're gonna make a point of using them as a wedge-issue against the GOP.
Remember Black History Month?
Hispanic History Month?
Breast-cancer Awareness Month?
Blah, blah, blah.
Actually, moron and racist, I am pro Choice.The House Tea-Tards are Stuck on Stupid. It's like anti-abortion Groundhog Day.
Yes. There are many hospitals owned an operated by the Church.So if I knew how to post a poll, I would ask if your daughter, wife, sister needed an abortion to save her life, would you still support this bill?
Perhaps you missed this part:
"and makes it legal for hospitals to deny abortions to pregnant women with life-threatening conditions. "
Read first - post fauxtrage second....
Huh? The bill makes it LEGAL for a hospital to deny an abortion to a women with a life-threatening condition?
The House Tea-Tards are Stuck on Stupid. It's like anti-abortion Groundhog Day.
Actually, moron and racist, I am pro Choice.The House Tea-Tards are Stuck on Stupid. It's like anti-abortion Groundhog Day.
Idiot.
Obama's doing his "Tax The Rich" thing and the Repugs are doing their anti-abortion thing.
It's called bringing in your base.
I seriously doubt they think it's going to pass.
I'd bet money they know it won't pass. That's why it's all the more a waste of time and hypocritical. Am I the only one who remembers Boehner talking about fixing legislation so it would pass or it's a waste of time?
Pleeeeeeeeeeeze.....don't talk about hypocrisy. Obama and the Dems wrote the book on hypocrisy when it comes to patronizing their base. They don't even try to hide it.
I don't think there is a special interest group out there that the Dems haven't tried to grease simply because they think they can help elect them. They don't care how much tax-payer money it costs, they're gonna make a point of using them as a wedge-issue against the GOP.
Remember Black History Month?
Hispanic History Month?
Breast-cancer Awareness Month?
Blah, blah, blah.
The House Tea-Tards are Stuck on Stupid. It's like anti-abortion Groundhog Day.
You must be a male.
At two months you feel the stirring. At three months I have no idea but all of a sudden they start to rock.
At 4 months you are talking party time because the soul that is in you starts really going for it.
Trust me by 9 months they are doing dances to Madonna/Queen/ and freaking Elton John. Holy toledo. You try to keep a plate on your belly at 9 months and we are talking the kid inside you is kicking it off.
And trust me. You can't wait to deliver.
If you want to know the terrible thing they did today, the horrible act you call hypocritical.....this terrible act the House GOP members have done to prevent what is pictured at this link.....go ahead and view it and tell me what's so terrible about what they did: Partial-Birth Abortion Illustrations