Yesterday rumors were flying and some folks are saying they’ve been confirmed. The Senate Finance Committee (SFC), in an effort to make health care into a bi-partisan effort, is considering a restriction on abortion funding with the passage of health care reform. This could mean not allowing a public health insurance plan to cover the cost of abortions for women. It is still unclear under what circumstances this provision would apply, but we want to make sure that you all are aware of what’s going on in the SFC!You'd better believe that this is going to be a massive issue down the road, and Republicans are going to jump all over this in order to try to kill Obamacare over using public money for abortions. I'm also putting down strong money that Republicans will insist that using the public option be prohibited from paying for contraception of any sort, too...and reframe the debate from "should we have a public option" to "BABY KILLERS!"This is potentially very dangerous, and poses a great risk for the health and lives of women all over this country. There is no excuse for excluding health benefits from health insurance plans based on politics and ideology. We don’t want politicians deciding what health care services we have and do not have. We need to look out for the women with the least access to resources and capital and ensure that their needs are represented.
Obamacare's chances just dropped like a rock, frankly.
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