The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind US President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, the AP reports. A top Obama administration official praised yesterday the new Senate health care bill’s attempt to find a compromise on abortion coverage—even as an official...
House.gov/John Boehner via Drudge. What is even more alarming is that a monthly abortion premium will be charged of all enrollees in the government-run health plan. It’s right there beginning on line 11, page 122, section 1303, under “Actuarial Value of Optional Service Coverage.” The premium will be paid into a U.S. Treasury account – and these [...]
Several newspapers recently published opinion pieces regarding an amendment sponsored by Reps. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) and Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) to the House health care reform bill (HR 3962) that would prohibit abortion coverage in private and public health plans that receive federal subsidies. Summaries appear below.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday unveiled the chamber's version of health care reform legislation, which he said would extend coverage to 31 million uninsured U.S. residents while reducing the federal deficit, the New York Times reports.
BBC News Health Care Battle: Abortion, Public Plan Among Hurdles in Senate Debate FOXNews Several sticking points will present hurdles for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as he moves forward with his health care reform plan. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin speaks during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill Nov. 19. ... Republicans blast 'bait and switch' health bill Houston Chronicle...
The government's Children, Schools and Families bill has been published today and it reveals the way the government will promote abortion through state schools in England. The bill reflects the recommendations of the Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group 's report. Clauses 11 to 14 of the bill make sex education compulsory and set out the principles under which schools must teach sex
By Hilary White, LifeSite News LONDON, November 18, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The British government has gone to court to prevent the publication of statistics on abortions of children with mild disabilities like cleft palates and club foot. The Department of Health has asked the High Court to overturn a Freedom of Information Act ruling that gave [...]
On November 16, CNN published a story stating pro-life Democrat Sen. Ben Nelson was backing away from full support of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment in the Senate's socialized healthcare bill. Subsequently, Democrats for Life president Kristen Day informed me this wasn't true . Yesterday I requested a statement of clarification from Sen. Nelson and have received the following from his communication's...
Despite the topic, this animated satire on last week's Supernews! , a show found on Al Gore's sinking Current TV channel , was pretty funny - particularly Nurse Biden and Dr. "House" Pelosi ... [HT: Troy Newman at Operation Rescue ]
The Associated Press LEXINGTON -- Prosecutors in western Missouri have filed additional charges against three of the men accused of abusing young relatives in their family (See news clip). The charges filed Thursday in Lafayette County accuse Burrell Mohler Sr....
A former swim coach who pleaded no contest to felony child molestation impregnated one of his victims when she was 14 years old and was investigated in two other areas before he finally was charged in San Jose this spring....
John Boehner's most recent blog post says it all. Evidently there is nothing sacred about life, or about their promises to other Dems. "...Just like the original 2,032-page, government-run health... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Sen. Ben Nelson tells the Hill that the language in Harry Reid's Senate health care bill does not go far enough in making sure that federal tax dollars are not paying for abortion: ...
I think it is now official. Our MPs on both sides of the house are stark raving mad and wholly removed from the society the represent. This has been confirmed by the results of voting on the various life topics covered by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill which has gone through Parliament this week. I was surprised when they allowed human/animal stem cell research. This was always a contentious...
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