Surprise: Senate Health Care Bill Would Cover Abortion
During the August recess Senator Kent Conrad was here in North Dakota telling constituents that he wouldn’t support a health care bill that included tax payer funding for abortion. Well, surprise! The much-hyped health care bill being touted by Senators Kent Conrad and Max Baucus will, in fact, use taxpayer dollars to pay for abortion.
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has released a proposal for health-care reform. It specifically allows for taxpayer funded abortions.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Baucus said it was a unique moment in history.
“The Finance Committee has carefully worked through the details of health-care reform,” he said, “to ensure this package works for patients, for health-care providers and for our economy.”
However, under the Baucus bill:
* $6 billion would go for health insurance cooperatives, which would be permitted to cover abortion.
* Abortions permitted under the Hyde Amendment would be mandated under the minimum benefits package. The Hyde Amendment taxpayer-funded abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother.
* Tax credits and cost-sharing credits could be re-labeled to pay for abortion under private premiums.
Another day, another lie from the Democrats about their plans from health care revealed.
