Posted on 09/16/2014 5:24:04 AM PDT by xzins
A new government report confirms what pro-life advocates have long feared: President Obama's health care reform law allows for taxpayer-funded abortions.
In a report to Congress, the Government Accountability Office found 28 states with no laws restricting qualified health plans that limit abortion coverage.
In Massachusetts, only two of the 111 state-approved plans comply with the historic Hyde Amendment, which prohibits abortion funding except in cases of rape or incest.
Five states (Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont) don't offer any qualified plans that follow Hyde's precedent, in place since 1977.
That directly contradicts the president's 2010 executive order to uphold existing laws barring the use of federal funds for abortions.
Republicans say the government watchdog report highlights last year's Politifact "Lie of the Year," which was when Mr. Obama repeatedly promised "If you like your health care plan, you can keep it."
They also say this proves that Obamacare massively funds abortion on demand.
I wouldn’t be so sure those ‘rats were ACTUALLY pro-life or against gov’t funding of abortion so much as they wanted to appear so.
Yes, Indiana congressman “catholic” Joe Donnelly was one of them.
No kidding.
Or will we not have standing?
An individual or small group could probably file a suit; however, the government would overwhelm you with so much paperwork and legal filings that it would cost millions to pursue.
Exactly. And what does it matter anyway that they are funding all abortions now? Babies in the womb are still babies no matter how they were conceived. The Hyde Amendment just opened the door to this evil really by stating already, some babies didn’t deserve such protection, just because they were concieved from rape or incest.
Shame on all of us.
“..What we all knew was going on is just now finally being admitted.”
So true.
Ah, thanks.
And we know that Obama loves Jesus because why????
I don’t understand why you’re asking this question. Is it related to something I’ve written someplace?
Yes, Diogenesis, I have been convinced for over 6 years of this national, hellish nightmare that he is truthfully an ILLEGAL ALIEN of the Islamic Suni faith and his ultimate goal is to destroy America (the Great Satan to him) from the face of the Earth.
Truth
Hyde Amendment: how can one Congress bind another? The ACA apparently invalidated Hyde.
NO NO not at all...You just happened to be the one I think that posted the thread...I was just musing over Obama`s claim that he was a Christian
I say he is a phony baloney...he is not a Christian, and neither is anybody that supports abortion....All this nonsense that Obama is a Christian is a lie from the pit of hell
Back in 2000, I heard Henry Hyde defend this exception in person. He was being questioned on the House floor by a young congressman, don’t know which one. Hyde said it was a political necessity to get the amendment passed and of course he would rather there were no exceptions.
It is renewed every year, or possibly every two years..
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Soooo tragic ... thanks for the ping!
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