Posted on 03/21/2010 5:45:58 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
President Obama Breaks Faith with Women
Statement of NOW President Terry O'Neill
March 21, 2010
The National Organization for Women is incensed that President Barack Obama agreed today to issue an executive order designed to appease a handful of anti-choice Democrats who have held up health care reform in an effort to restrict women's access to abortion. Through this order, the president has announced he will lend the weight of his office and the entire executive branch to the anti-abortion measures included in the Senate bill, which the House is now prepared to pass.
President Obama campaigned as a pro-choice president, but his actions today suggest that his commitment to reproductive health care is shaky at best. Contrary to language in the draft of the executive order and repeated assertions in the news, the Hyde Amendment is not settled law -- it is an illegitimate tack-on to an annual must-pass appropriations bill. NOW has a longstanding objection to Hyde and, in fact, was looking forward to working with this president and Congress to bring an end to these restrictions. We see now that we have our work cut out for us far beyond what we ever anticipated. The message we have received today is that it is acceptable to negotiate health care on the backs of women, and we couldn't disagree more.
Bullshiite.
A EO can be overturned at any time, don’t eat the cheese the ‘Rats are offering.
I think this is hilarious. They all actually think that Obama is a man of his word.
Well, Obama can’t satisfy either side, it seems... LOL ...
Kabuki theater. They know “the one” will rescind the EO later
If the pro-aborts vote YES, then Stupak, along with EVERY AMERICAN, got screwed FOR LIFE!!
More nonsense.... they know as well as we do the EO has no legal effectiveness.
What nonsense. The EO has no legal standing, and I expect they coordinated their statement with the wh. All of the pro-abortion members are voting for this, which tells you just how worried they are about it. They are not worried at all.
Terry, you’re just the whore of a whore. You are a political booty call that has been hung up on. Get over it.
Smokescreen outrage.
Give pro-life Stupid-pacts a chance to save face. Reverse it before he leaves office if not sooner through legal action. His Justice Dept will put up a weak fight and then O can blame the courts.
somehow I feel that this letter from NOW was ordered/sent with the White House’s knowledge in an attempt to make the executive order look more serious/official. NOW knows they have a friend in the White House.
More nonsense.... they know as well as we do the EO has no legal effectiveness.
For having no legal effectiveness, some FReepers sure get excited over Obama's Executive Orders then... LOL ...
Hell, he won’t even sign it.
They're not pissed off. They're just coming through on their end of Stupik's deal.
:-)
The NAGS are about as genuine and truthful as Stupak.
This is the NAGS provided a little cover to their “messiah’s” ass. They know damn well this “Executive order” is a joke and a farce.
They weren’t upset thru the whole Stupak effort....methinks the lady doth protest too much! (er, and so late?)
Phonies!
well, now this is interesting. ‘rat Congressthing admits an EO CANNOT change existing law. In other words Stupak is the most useful idiot ever:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2476390/posts
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