U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama
Abortion is a sticking point in the current U.S. Health Care bill. It is unconscionable to ask all Americans to pay a monthly fee for abortion services. It simply is not right, as it goes against millions of people's convictions. It's stunning and appalling that such a measure even made it into the bill, which so brazenly goes against scores of people's religious beliefs. That is literally asking people to pay money for the murder of little, unborn, but not unalive babies.
Abortion looms as possible block to health bill
Dec 23, 5:49 PM (ET) - WASHINGTON (AP) - The way abortions are covered under health care reform is a major obstacle to finalizing the legislation, even though the House and Senate both agree that no federal money should be used.
The stumbling block is whether insurance plans that get federal money are completely barred from covering abortions, or whether they can cover it as long as they require customers to write separate checks for the procedure using their own money.
Why does that matter? Because the House and Senate solved the dispute in different ways, neither of which makes everyone happy, and now they have to find a further compromise...
