Politicians can't believe that the entire health care bill has come down to abortion. It will be interesting to see the outcome and how it will affect politicians' decisions about the health care bill since no matter the final decision we will all be affected.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Health-Bill Amendment Restricting Abortion Is Introduced
The highly controversial issue over abortion and whether it should be funded by the government in the new health care bill is discussed in this article. As it stands now, "the Senate health bill would include abortion coverage in the new public plan and would allow women who receive government tax credits for insurance to enroll in a plan that covers the procedure. The tax credit would be segregated so none of it could go toward funding abortion." But many antiabortion advocates are not having it and want an amendment that ensures that no federal funding goes toward abortions unless it is due to rape, mother's health or incest. On the other side of the abortion issue, supporters just want to see a compromise.
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I'm surprised that this has become such a huge issue. There was so much support for health care reform several months ago, but it seems like much of it has fizzled out as a result of arguments like this over minor issues. It will definitely be interesting to see how the final health care bill turns out, particularly what compromises will have to be made to get the needed votes.
Abortion and health care bill should not be discussed at the same time because both issues in the U.S. hold huge controversies. They should be separately discussed to win peoples support.
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