President Obama isn’t being straight when he says current health care proposals don’t provide government funding for abortion. They do. If Democratic plans are passed, your taxes will pay for abortions.
In an Aug. 19 conference call sponsored by the liberal group 40 Days for Health Reform, Mr. Obama accused his opponents of “bearing false witness” and of “divisive and deceptive attacks” on a whole host of claims about the various health bills backed by congressional Democratic leaders. A number of the president’s counterclaims were dubious, but his most demonstrably false statement was: “You’ve heard that this is all going to mean government funding of abortion. Not true.”
That’s not what Associated Press reports. On Aug. 5, an AP story was headlined “Gov’t insurance would allow coverage for abortion.” There’s no wiggle room in that headline – or in the legislation. As AP reported: “Since abortion is a legal medical procedure, experts on both sides say not mentioning it would allow health care plans in the new insurance exchange to provide unrestricted coverage…
~Washington Times editorial, “Your taxes to pay for abortions,” August 24