So Much For Stupak

And after an f-ed up stupak amendment which was used to get votes, not to ban abortion from public funding, it is no surprise that the senate bill does indeed, have public funded abortions.

The final bill, will have public funded abortions. I'm sure of it. The stupak amendment was just to get it to pass. Any one with common sense knew it wasn't gonna matter.

The language in the senate bill says: “The Secretary shall assure that with respect to qualified health plans offered in any Exchange established pursuant to this title—(I) there is at least one such plan that provides coverage of services described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B); and (II) there is at least one such plan that does not provide coverage of services described in subparagraph (B)(i).”

The clause “(i)” of “subparagraph (B)” referred to in this passage defines those types of abortions currently banned from receiving federal funding under the Hyde Amendment. The Hyde Amendment bans federal funding for all abortions except those done in cases of rape, incest and a threat to the life of the mother. So, the language of Sen. Reid’s health care bill mandates that at least one health insurance plan available to people buying health insurance with federal subsidies cover those abortions that are currently prohibited from receiving federal funding under the Hyde Amendment.