Democrat Wants Abortion In Health Care Bill
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the Democrats? chief deputy whip in the House, is highlighted in an article in The Hill newspaper for declaring she and other pro-choice Democrats will work hard to strip health care reform of the Stupak amendment in conference. Of course, this assumes she wants to stick a mandate, a public “option,” taxes and lots of other privacy invading devices into the bill (seeing how she’s a liberal Democrat and all). Do we get a choice about the mandate, higher taxes and? the soon-to-be not-optional public option?
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Fortunately, as I wrote yesterday, the final bill will be much more moderate than Wasserman would like. Specifically, neither abortion nor the public option is likely to end up in the final bill. Democratic leaders in both chambers and President Obama can afford to lose a few hard-left liberals over the public option and abortion (not many, but a few), whereas the inclusion of the public option and abortion would demolish many more moderate votes?in the respective Democratic caucuses.
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Wasserman’s opinion is disappointing for so many reasons- however, I will let a comment from a reader of?The Hill article get the final word: “so, basically democrats are going back on their word to strip federal funds for abortion? shocking [sic]? sarcasm off.”
