Poll: Do You Support the House Healthcare Bill's Abortion Plan?
By Dan Gilgoff, God & Country
The House has passed a healthcare reform bill that prohibits a public health insurance option or private plans participating in the government healthcare exchange from including abortion as part of their basic coverage. Women who wanted such coverage would have to buy separate abortion coverage riders.
Antiabortion activists doubt the language will survive; abortion rights supporters are not so sure.
What do you think of the bill's approach to abortion? Explain your vote in comments.
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health care abortion
Abortion is a legal medical opton. If we start to restrict options that conflict with the moral or religious views where mi9ght it stop. Some do not agree with birthcontrol or stem cell treatments. These people have the right to decline whatever they wish to decline. They do not have the right to decide health care that others want and need. I repeat abortion is a legal medical option.
Health should be a right.
abortion for poor vs rich
Women with money could always get the best birth control & abortion when that failed. Poorer woman are frequently not aware of the best birth control measures & do not have availability through insurance. When they become pregnant they have few alternatives. In addition, this new amendment puts you in the position that if you use YOUR OWN MONEY for an abortion, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR INSURANCE! So even people with money are at risk of losing full coverage!
Mark From Florida
Do you take any medications? Do you smoke? Whether you like it or not, all of out taxpayer dollars go to fund millions of projects and societal issues that we as individuals might not support. For instance, high blood pressure medication for someone who doesn't exercise and take care of themselves with regards to eating a healthful diet. You pay for individuals to have smoking-cessation medication. Vegetarians and vegans who don't suffer from high cholesterol pay for those who may eat meat and dairy......it's all about the big picture Mark. I don't like funding a war in Iraq or Afghanistan, but I surely support our troups and their safety.
Big picture people.
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