Posted by
Defend America on Thursday, November 05, 2009 12:45:35 PM
Speaker Pelosi’s Government-Run Health Plan Will Require a Monthly
Abortion Premium
Posted by GOP Leader Press Office on November 5th, 2009
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Health care reform should not be used as an opportunity to use federal
funds to pay for elective abortions. Health reform should be an
opportunity to protect human life - not end it.
Unfortunately, Speaker Pelosi’s 2,032-page government
takeover of health care does just that. On line 17, p. 110, section 222 under “Abortions for which Public Funding is
Allowed” the Health and Human Services Secretary is given the authority to
determine when abortion is allowed under the government-run plan.
The Speaker’s plan also requires that at least one insurance plan offered
in the Exchange covers abortions.
What is even more alarming is that a monthly abortion premium will be
charged of all enrollees in the government-run plan. It’s right
there on line 16, page 96, section 213, under “Insurance Rating Rules.” The
premium will be paid into a U.S. Treasury account - and these federal
funds will be used to pay for the abortion services.
Section 213 describes the process in which the Health Benefits
Commissioner is to assess the monthly premiums that will be used to pay
for elective abortions under the government-run plan. The
Commissioner must charge at a minimum $1 per enrollee per month.
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