Social Conservatives Join the Fight Against the New Health Insurance Plan

Before the ink was dry, economic conservatives were saying we cannot afford the new health care reform bill. Social conservatives have now joined the economic conservatives and are voicing their opposition to the Democrats' health care plan. Social conservatives are complaining about the usual issues: abortion and euthanasia.

The bill does not specifically exclude abortion, and would establish the greatest expansion of abortion rights since Roe V. Wade in 1973. Social conservatives are urging pro-life and pro-family citizens to contact their Senators and Congressional Representatives and express their opposition to the health care bill which does not specifically exclude abortion.

Under the health care bill abortion coverage would:

- Mandate that tax dollars are used to pay for abortions for any reason;

-Could nullify state laws that restrict abortion rights;

-Eliminate the need for parental consent to get an abortion;

-Eliminate 24 hour waiting periods before an abortion can be performed;

Additionally, the health care restructuring bills before Congress, appear to promote euthanasia. Some require "end of life" counseling for senior citizens.

A tri-committee health care bill develops an "Advance Care Planning Consultation." On page 425, the bill will make it mandatory for every citizen in Medicare to have a counseling session every five years. The bill also recommends a discussion on " the use of artificially administered nutrition and hydration." This implies that elderly patients could be advised not to receive it and hasten their own deaths.

The bill contains the term "Quality Reporting Initiative." This is for data that would be reported and measured both for development and adherence to orders for life-sustaining treatment.

This sure sounds like euthanasia. In many cases, either the elderly decide to refuse health care and allow death to come, or someone decides it for them.

The battle lines are being drawn and it appears that this issue will be decided just like most other legislative and political issues. It will be the liberals against the conservatives and the moderates in the middle will decide the issue.

Source:

Christopher Calore, Pay attention to abortion issue in regards to health care plan, The Citizens' Voice Newspaper of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, August 4, 2009.