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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
I'd be curious when this was written and if it is actually based on a specific section of the proposed bill or some anti-abortion activist that's pissed any type of abortion will be allowed under the new plan.
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The current limitations on Federal funds for abortion primarily deals with Medicaid, the idea being that people too poor to have health insurance shouldn't have the taxpayer funding an elective abortion.
The pro-life advocates say this should extend to any Government plan regardless of how it's structured or who's paying the bill.
If private insurance has provisions for limited abortion, and a Government sponsored plan is a good method to reduce costs through competition, then the idea that a Government sponsored plan (funded by the insured) should be prohibited from similar limited coverage...doesn't make a lot of sense.
-spence