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March 16, 2010Piecrust Promises: Part Two
Ever since the U.S. Senate voted in December to provide new funding for Federally Qualified Health Centers in its version of health care reform, analysts have pointed out that these monies are not covered by the Hyde Amendment, the measure dating from 1976 that sharply limits federal financing of abortion. As a consequence, these new funds appropriated by the Senate bill, which is now being moved through the House of Representatives by an extraordinary legislative device, are available without statutory limit to underwrite elective abortions.
Yesterday the Obama Administration issued a internal memorandum from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) attempting to undercut this conclusion. The memo states that even in the absence of the statutory prohibition contained in the Hyde Amendment, longstanding regulations in place at HHS would “prohibit federal funds from being used for abortion services.” (more…)
Tags: conscience regulations, federally qualified health centers, ObamaCare, Planned Parenthood, taxpayer-funded abortions
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October 16, 2009Obamacare Forces You to Fund Abortions
“Under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions,” Or so President Barack Obama promised to the American people in his health care address before a Joint Session of Congress on September 9th. But then why did the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops send a letter to Congress on October 8th writing: “No one should be required to pay for or participate in abortion. … No current bill meets this test”?
Who is telling the truth? The President or the Bishops? Last Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was asked this question during his daily press briefing and answered: “Well, I don’t want to get me in trouble at church, but I would mention there’s a law that precludes the use of federal funds for abortion that isn’t going to be changed in these health care bills.” Unsatisfied, the CNS News’ Fred Lucas again pressed on Friday: (more…)
Tags: Abortions, Bishops, Catholic, NARAL, Obama Health Care Plan, ObamaCare, Planned Parenthood
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