Pro-Life

[aelfgyfu_mead]

I try not to get political often, but I'm fed up with the anti-health-care bill rhetoric that says the US Senate health care bill funds abortion. I'm especially disgusted because I believed it for a time—I had it from what I thought were good sources.

Two quick links:
"The Senate Bill Funds Abortions? Nope, and It's More Pro-Life Than the House Version," at Politics Daily
"Pro-life group urges Congress to pass Senate health care bill" from The National Catholic Reporter—this piece cites specific provisions in the bill.

Rational people can disagree about the specifics of this health care plan and whether it's the best possible plan, but I'm sick of hearing it's "anti-life."

I'm pro-life. I want to help women and men, children and infants, the unborn and the elderly. I do not appreciate people using my commitment to life to try to manipulate me.

Comments

[redbyrd-sgfic.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed...I know that despite our differing viewpoints, we'd both be happy to see abortion made unnecessary.

I'm very sorry that we didn't have bipartisan support to make this the best possible bill...but if the Democrats are the only ones prepared to act like grownups, then I'll support them. And we have to do *something*. The rate of increase of healthcare expenses will force more and more people out of the system even without a recession if some measures aren't taken to control them.

[aelfgyfu_mead]

I was relieved to see that some pro-life Democrats came over at the last moment. Yes, it's a flawed bill, but it beats the drenn out of doing nothing. I know too many people who are suffering already!