Stupak responds to the misinformation engine (HT: LiveAction):
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Menominee) has responded to a new ad paid for by NARAL Pro-Choice America that is circulating the latest misinformation about the Stupak amendment in H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.
"The continued spread of misinformation about the Stupak amendment by NARAL and other organizations has no place in the health care reform debate. Our focus must be on passing health care reform legislation - not on overturning more than 30 years of federal policy prohibiting federal funding of abortion. Our amendment maintains current law. That is why it was supported by 64 pro-choice and pro-life Democrats, 41 of whom went on to vote for H.R. 3962, enabling health care reform to pass in the House. I will continue to work with my colleagues to ensure we maintain current law of no federal funding for abortion in order to pass health reform legislation that provides access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans."
A closer look at the claims made in the NARAL ad show them to be both inaccurate and untruthful.
NARAL falsely claims Stupak introduced abortion into America's health care debate. It was Congresswoman Capps (D-CA) who injected abortion into health care with her amendment. The Capps amendment attempted to set a new precedent for abortion funding, essentially negating the Hyde language that has been law for more than 30 years. The Capps amendment mandated at least one insurance plan provide abortion coverage; required a minimum $1 monthly charge for every enrollee in the public option that would go toward paying for abortion; and, allowed individuals receiving federal affordability credits to purchase health insurance plans that cover abortion.
I bet when he was growing up (or trying to), the other kids constantly called him Bart Stupid. No wonder he turned into such a tool.
I just did a 2,0000 word paper on abortion for class. I'm actually about to turn it in in a few hours. I feel like the man went crazy by killing those doctors. He should have made a point by doing something else, something not so drastic. I have done my research and I have found arguments for both sides. Personally, I guess I just felt “morally” better believing that it is wrong to kill a baby and I’m not changing that. However, from a scientific standpoint, the fetus is just a part of the pregnant woman’s body, like her liver and tonsils. The unborn’s genetic code is different from his/her mother’s. The child may die and the mother live, while the mother may die with the child living. Overall, the scientists look at the fetus as being inside the body but not being part of the body. I personally feel that it is uncertain when human life begins but that it’s a religious question that cannot be answered by science.