Pro-life Americans may be forced to pay for health-care abortions.
Democrats still don't have a firm plan to move forward with health care reform, but are said to be considering a path that would bypass the 60-vote hurdle typically required in the Senate.
Under the "budget reconciliation," only 51 votes would be required to pass in the Senate. Before Sen. Scott Brown beat out Martha Coakley for the seat vacated by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, the Democrats appeared to have a filibuster-proof 60 votes in Congress to pass the bill.
A national survey by Rasmussen Reports showed that 58 percent of voters oppose the health care plan, and 54 percent don't like the way President Obama is handling the issue.
Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said Americans are not getting the whole picture.
"What worries me the most is what we don't see," he said. "This process has been distinguished all the way along by backroom deals – things out of public sight, no transparency."
Ashley Horne, federal issues analyst with Focus on the Family Action, said family advocates need to keep the pressure on lawmakers.
"Now is the time to remain vigilant on opposing health care reform," she said. "The one thing Democrats would like Americans to do is forget about the health care debate and allow them to pass a bill under the cover of darkness."
The legislation includes language that would mean federally-funded abortions. That's why it's so important for pro-lifers to follow the process, Horne added.
"The Senate version of the bill expressly included funding for abortion," she said. "So you can be sure they'll try to sneak that provision into the final version of the bill, unless Americans continue to speak up and in the end, hold their elected officials accountable at the polls."
Contact: Nima Reza
Source: CitizenLink
Publish Date: February 4, 2010
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