The Stupak Amendment to the Democrats’ health care reform bill — an amendment which would force an end to insurance coverage of abortion in any private plan that wants to participate at all in the new federal system — has just passed. Considering that private health insurance companies have extensively supported the creation of this new federal system, that means abortion — a legal procedure — will be massively dropped from private insurance plans, and even people who pay for the insurance out of their own pockets will not be allowed by law to obtain abortion coverage.
According to the roll call vote tally, the amendment passed by a margin of 240-194. 64 Democrats voted for that Amendment. This amendment simply could not have passed without the significant support of congressional Democrats.
How, if at all, does the passage of the Stupak Amendment change your opinion of the health care reform bill?
If Republicans had been smart, they would have all voted against the Stupak amendment that the bluedogs wanted.
Politicians have their own agenda – to get re-elected – which drives all their decisions. Other than that there’s little in the way of thought (more conniving i’d say), morals, good-will, values, or stances that can’t be had for a price.
i think obama wants to give us away to the U.N.because his next trick will be [oh its a crises no more money better let imf and the U.N.handle this]my child is 9 his mom was a drug addict when she was 2 months into it she triead to drown him in booze cocain anything she could get her hands on.when that did not work she would scream [i want an abortion!]my child is a blessing for all you woman yelling about womans rights what about childrens rights huh?you got a problem with babys or somethin?europes ultra liberal a holes cant wait to get at our money they cant wait to slap climate change bullshit on us.but you know what come on go ahead and try by the time this crap gets rollin o man will be already on opra and signing book deals to us folks that actually like our country this will all be just a bad dream