Obama Isn’t Budging on Abortion in Healthcare Reform

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i think the healthcare reform is a bunch of crap its going to cost us to much money causing food and taxes to go up

tiara harris of AL 11:10AM November 03, 2009

http://www.factcheck.org/2009/08/abortion-which-side-is-fabricating/
It isn't just conservatives that consider the funding ban on abortion a "paper fiction." The nonpartison Annenberg Foundation's website www.factcheck.org also comes up with the same conclusion.

Doug of NM 11:44AM September 15, 2009

Dr. Shade speaks the Truth and defends Love.
Love does not destroy.
Love does not rejoice in wrong doing.
Love rejoices in the Truth.
Love is not jealous.
Lust is not Love.
Abortion is not Love.
Love rejoices in the Truth.
The Truth will set us Free.
Seek, Speak, Share, + Defend the Truth.
Respect, Protect, + Love Life.
Love is what life is about.
You can have money, a home, a car, power, and many great things, but without love you are empty and poor.
Unconditional Love is worth more than all the wealth of the world, all the worldly stuff, all the power or status, and all the pleasures of this world.
We love you aa unconditionally and we understand your hurt. Know that you where made for a purpose and that purpose was to Love and be Loved.
There is one that is perfect at unconditional Love and he can take your pain away. He is waiting but you must open the door. He will not force his way in. He knows you have been hurt and wants to remove the hurt. Unconditional Love is the only way the hurt can be healed. He will shine grace on you and heal you but you must ask for help so that he can flood you with the healing Love.
We love you aa unconditionally.
Love is Truth. The Truth is that Love can change everything. Love does not tire or sleep. Love endures and lasts forever. Love can only help and will if you invite it in.

ComPassion of IN 12:15AM September 14, 2009

Compassion's post doesn't demean woman in any way, shape, or form. It only shows that abortion is murder. No where does it even imply that women are sex-slaves.
Your comment on the other hand does not even want to address the issue that the "unwanted embryonic tissue" is a human being deserving of the same rights as the mother. If we want to end abortion, we need to target the causes for abortion: rape/sex crime, poverty, and unresponsible parents.
You seem to approve of men who have no self-control or wish to be held accountable for their actions. No wonder our country's morality has gone done the drain because everyone doesn't want to be held responsible for what they do.
Compassion is defending the defenseless. He is not saying people shouldn't have sex outside of marriage, how to raise your kids, etc. He is saying we must not allow abortion to continue.
I am a guy, and I stand by Compassion. Why? Because many of those who were aborted were guys. Many of them aborted were women who'll never get the chance to enjoy the "right to choice."
This nation was founded on the principles that people have certain rights that can not be taken away. We have permitted those rights to racial minorities and to women. Why not the unborn? Is it because they can not lobby for their rights? Is it because we'll never have to worry about them marching down main street in protest? Why not the unborn?

Dr. Shade of NC 11:50AM September 13, 2009

Compassion is the most misnamed of commentators. His postings treat women as if we are slave animals, compelled to bear generations of believers who will produce more tithers. He cares zip that some women bleed to death when they try to rid themselves of unwanted embroyonic tissue. He has no right to stick his nose between the legs of men and women he never can know. Why don't men get after him and tell him to butt out? Many men never want the work and cost of fatherhood so they use whores. Compassion wants even the whore's offspring to be born. What is the matter with this guy?

aa of CA 8:02PM September 12, 2009

The Health Care Bill does not exclude abortion funding.
Abortion is slaughter of 3200 babies a day and 1.2 Million a year in American.
Abortion is the #1 cause of death in America.
In 36 years America has slaughter 9 times more babies to abortion than all the people Hitler killed in concentration camps. Abortion is a holocaust.
This is the Truth as written by a christian. This is not a Republican, Democrat, Independent issue. It is a moral issue and question about what America sees as most important. Our wants and comfort for health care should not leave the door open for the slaughter of abortion.
If there were no hidden agenda to support abortion then it would it is simple to be explicit in the bill. They could simply write it in. They could write: Abortion will in no way be supported or funded by this bill.
They are attempting to hide the support of abortion and don't want to address it because it is ugly. America is better than this and the majority of us don't want abortion as part of our health care plan. We know it is wrong.
Stand firm until they are explicit with wording in the bill that abortion is not in the Health Care Bill.
Abortion is not health care. Abortion is war against Life. Abortion is wrong.
An unborn baby is the weakest, poorest, most depended, most needy, and least of our people. How do we treat our poor? Do they get a choice? Do we show them Love?
Love does not destroy.
This is the Truth that Christian Leaders are speaking. They are telling the Truth to protect Life.
Seek the Truth. Speak the Truth. Share the Truth. Defend the Truth.
The Truth will set us free.
Respect, Protect, and Love Life.

ComPassion of IN 8:31AM September 11, 2009

Dan or anyone else in the Media,
Are any of you aware that Capps (if it is enforceable) only attempts to connect to Section A of the Hyde Amendment (abortions), not Section B of the Hyde Amendment (private plans that cover abortions).
For the last 11 years, no federal dollars have been used to pay for private managed care plans that cover abortion under Medicaid. 60% of Medicaid enrollees are under managed care, not fee for services which refers to section A - the act of abortion. Under Hyde, the gov't won't pay healthcare providers for abortion (unless rape, incest, life). Also under Hyde, the federal gov't won't pay for any part of the a healthcare plan that covers abortion. States have to contract separately if they wish to provide such a service. Look into it. You are being fooled by the language that Obama is using - he's a constitutional law professor remember who wouldn't change one line in Illinois state law b/c he thought it would weaken abortion rights (born alive act). Written very quick - hope you understand what I am saying and tell the whole story.

liddymic of NJ 5:16PM September 10, 2009

Heath care and my Mom
This blog is to follow the responses from the government and the media following a letter I sent on supporting healthcare reform. I plan to post all responses no matter what the content as the healthcare reform continues to struggle for life just as my Mom does.
http://reformformymom.blogspot.com/

Corey L. Rogers of PA 12:57PM September 10, 2009