This news is very well encapsulated at Gateway Pundit, and is reproduced in its entirety below. This will certainly shine the basement light on the "progressive Catholic" crowd-- will they be progressive, or will they be Catholic? If the administration wants to eliminate support from the Catholic Church, he picked a good way to do it.(Above) President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Pope Benedict XVI stand for a photo with members of the United States delegation, Friday, July 10, 2009, at the Vatican. (AP)
A year ago Obama told Pastor Rick Warren that he wasn't sure at what point a baby gets human rights.
It was above his paygrade.
But that was last year.
A funny thing happened after the election.
Obama suddenly figured it out.
Already this year, Barack Obama has signed several pieces of abortion legislation including funding foreign abortions. He also signed legislation to use taxpayer money to kill embryos in research. And, democrats are pushing legislation that will force healthcare providers to perform abortions even if it violates their moral or religious convictions.
Barack Obama is the most radical pro-abortion and infanticide president in the last 35 years. Barack Obama even voted 4 times to support infanticide during his political career.
But, that didn't stop Barack Obama from promising Pope Benedict last month that he would reduce abortions.
He lied.
The most radical pro-abortion and pro-infanticide president in history will provide funding for abortions in his health care plan.
The AP reported, via Drudge:
Health care legislation before Congress would allow a new government-sponsored insurance plan to cover abortions, a decision that would affect millions of women and recast federal policy on the divisive issue.
Federal funds for abortions are now restricted to cases involving rape, incest or danger to the health of the mother. Abortion opponents say those restrictions should carry over to any health insurance sold through a new marketplace envisioned under the legislation, an exchange where people would choose private coverage or the public plan.
Abortion rights supporters say that would have the effect of denying coverage for abortion to millions of women who now have it through workplace insurance and are expected to join the exchange.
Advocates on both sides are preparing for a renewed battle over abortion, which could jeopardize political support for President Barack Obama's health care initiative aimed at covering nearly 50 million uninsured and restraining medical costs.
"We want to see people who have no health insurance get it, but this is a sticking point," said Richard Doerflinger, associate director of pro-life activities for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. "We don't want health care reform to be the vehicle for mandating abortion."
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well mr. doerflinger should have told this to the bishops before they voted for obama with their silence. we need to use whatever media is at our disposal to inform all Christians what the passage of this reform bill means. it means death to millions of children that may have made it past the culture of death. all are encouraged to flood local papers with letters and to write or call your representatives in the senate and congress. please visit, stoptheabortionmandate.com
I think we should stop trying to stop the abortion clause - or whatever it is: paragraph, clause, etc - in the Obama healthcare plan. We've lost already.
Instead, I suggest continuing our efforts to spread awareness of abortion and what it really is. Also, we could try to attack the healthcare plan itself since it has so many obvious weaknesses.
Remember, Democrat congressmen/senators don't care about abortion. They do care - VERY strongly - about what kind of healthcare they're going to get. You can influence them there.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him or her (notice my political correctness!!) drink. Don't fight abortion at a congress level. Fight abortion in the colleges and universities, in the streets of the inner city, in front of the Planned Parenthoods.
We can win, but not by trying to stop the inevitable clause of the healthcare plan.
This is my say. Anyone care to comment about my idea? I may have a glaring fault in my idea :)
G.T.
g.t.- just a few points regarding your logic about abortion.
1.)you don't even know what the abortion mandate is in the healthcare reform bill, let me help you. if this health care reform bill passes all restrictions to abortion already in place in the state of MO and all other states will be wiped away-gone. the freedom of choice act will be passed automatically. all conscience protection for health care workers, doctors, pharmacists etc. will be gone. planned parenthood will get an $850million bailout. your tax money will be used to pay for abortions whether you want it to or not.
2.)PEOPLE KNOW WHAT ABORTION IS,THEY DON'T CARE. obama voted in favor of infanticide as a senator 4 times!
3.)senators and congressmen will be EXEMPT from the national health care plan, their exemption is written in the document.
4.)many more children will die as a result of this healthcare bill
5.)senior citizens will have mandatory evaluations as to the quality of their lives every 5 years. doctors will be recommending suicide for their patients.
this is serious, you must contact your representatives today and tell them to reject the healthcare reform bill. if this bill passes we are doomed.
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