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In their "Pledge
to America," the
House Republicans have
promised to roll back
Senator Harry Reid's
career defining health
care reform bill, which
will bring health care
rationing death panels
and lead to the largest
increase in abortion and
abortion funding since
Roe v. Wade. Reid was
solely responsible for
the contents of the bill
and excluded language
like the House's Stupak
amendment that would
have kept abortion out
of health care.
And just when it looked
like the Senate version
of the Stupak amendment
might be added to the
health care bill, Reid
dutifully went to the
Senate floor to keep it
out. Planned Parenthood
president Cecile
Richards explained
later, "At a crucial
moment, Majority Leader
Reid went to the floor
of the U.S. Senate to
deliver his speech
against the Senate
version of the Stupak
amendment."
The House Republicans
have promised to roll
back the Reid health
care law with its
abortion funding and
health care rationing
provisions. There's no
doubt that Reid's
Republican opponent
Sharron Angle will lead
the charge to overturn
those provisions in the
Senate.
The House
Republicans' Pledge
Regarding Abortion:
"We will permanently end
taxpayer funding of
abortion and codify the
Hyde Amendment." p. 6
"Americans are
overwhelmingly opposed
to using tax dollars to
pay for abortion, and
the executive order
issued by President
Obama in conjunction
with congressional
passage of the health
care law is inadequate
to ensure taxpayer funds
are not used in this
manner." p. 26
"We will establish a
government-wide
prohibition on taxpayer
funding of abortion and
subsidies for insurance
coverage that includes
abortion. This
prohibition would go
further and enact into
law what is known as the
Hyde Amendment as well
as ban other instances
of federal subsidies for
abortion services. We
will also enact into law
conscience protections
for health care
providers, including
doctors, nurses, and
hospitals." p. 28
Along with National
Right to Life's Douglas
Johnson: "We welcome the
Republican leadership's
commitment to repeal and
replace the Obama health
care law, which is a top
priority for the
pro-life movement
because that law, when
fully implemented, would
result in the rationing
of lifesaving medical
treatments, and an array
of federal subsidies for
abortion as well." "In
addition, a permanent
government-wide
prohibition on federal
funding of abortion is
long overdue, and we
applaud the inclusion of
that legislation in this
action plan."
Pro-life Nevadans face
another consequential
election. Harry Reid is
up for re-election and
is pretending-again-to
be pro-life. That's a
difficult act when you
are the author of the
massive abortion funding
health care bill and
when
Nevada Advocates for
Planned Parenthood
Affiliates' 2010 "Voter
Guide" rates Reid as
"Leans Pro-Choice,"
defined as "70-99% . . .
Pro-Choice on many but
not all, issues." This
guide also notes that
Reid "carried policy for
Planned Parenthood."
Planned Parenthood also
awarded him their "2008
Voice for Sound Policy"
award.
Reid deserves Planned
Parenthood's award. Just
after casting his vote
against the Senate
amendment to keep
abortion out of health
care,
ABC News reported
that while Reid may
oppose abortion rights,
Reid said it "doesn't
mean I'm opposed to
finding common ground
for the greater good."
Reid was willing to sell
out unborn children for
his political fortunes.
The subsequent vote on
the abortion funding
Reid bill was cast on
Christmas Eve while
Americans were
exchanging gifts and
celebrating the birth of
a child, Jesus Christ.
Pro-life Nevadans have a
choice between Harry
Reid, who wrote the
health care law with its
abortion funding
provisions that will
lead to the most massive
increase in abortion
since Roe, and
Assemblywoman Sharron
Angle. Angle is a true
pro-lifer who has never
made a deal at the
expense of unborn
children or sacrificed
them for some "greater
good."
If the House Republicans
and Senators like Angle
get their chance, they
promise to roll back the
Reid-Obama-Pelosi
abortion funding and
health care rationing
law and write the Hyde
Amendment's prohibitions
against abortion funding
into law.
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