Obama Funding Abortion with Taxpayer Money?

A handful of health care reform bills are currently being considered by Congress that may require taxpayers to fund abortions with their own tax dollars. 

The proposed health care legislation seeks to establish a "public" health-care plan paid for by government funds and ultimately taxpayer’s money that is designed to "compete" with private-sector plans.  Additionally, the proposed health care reform plan seeks to provide government subsidies to assist individuals of a certain income level in purchasing of the public health care plan.

The problem, however, is that the proposed legislation requires that both the public and private-sector health care providers offer their customers plans with “essential benefits.”  While the bills currently before Congress do not specify whether abortion will be considered an “essential benefit,” many Republicans and pro-life activists believe that unless abortions are specifically excluded from the proposed legislation, abortion will likely be included as an “essential benefit.”  This belief is consistent with the fact that courts and administrative agencies historically interpret federal statutes to include abortions where there is not an express statement for their exclusion.

Thus, if Congress fails to exclude abortions from the mandated health care coverage, American citizens’ tax dollars will be used to directly subsidize a public health-care plan that provides coverage for abortions.

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