Independent Women's Voice » Globalization and Free Trade http://iwvoice.org Softer Voices Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:58:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=1965 What? We’re Going to Have Taxpayer-Funded Abortions After All? http://iwvoice.org/2009/11/05/what-were-going-to-have-taxpayer-funded-abortions-after-all/ http://iwvoice.org/2009/11/05/what-were-going-to-have-taxpayer-funded-abortions-after-all/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:50:50 +0000 Charlotte Allen http://iwvoice.org/?p=1990 And not just taxpayer-funded abortions but abortions paid for by everyone who enrolls in the public option.

That’s what House Minority Leader John Boehner says, citing the bill  chapter and verse:

Unfortunately, Speaker Pelosi’s 2,032-page government takeover of health care does just that.  On line 17, p. 110, section 222 under “Abortions for which Public Funding is Allowed” the Health and Human Services Secretary is given the authority to determine when abortion is allowed under the government-run plan.  The Speaker’s plan also requires that at least one insurance plan offered in the Exchange covers abortions.

What is even more alarming is that a monthly abortion premium will be charged of all enrollees in the government-run plan.  It’s right there on line 16, page 96, section 213, under “Insurance Rating Rules.”  The premium will be paid into a U.S. Treasury account – and these federal funds will be used to pay for the abortion services.

Section 213 describes the process in which the Health Benefits Commissioner is to assess the monthly premiums that will be used to pay for elective abortions under the government-run plan.  The Commissioner must charge at a minimum $1 per enrollee per month.

Gee, great! Maybe you don’t believe in abortion, or maybe you think that people who want abortions ought to pay for them themselves–but you’ll be paying anyway, whether you like it or not.

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