Posted by
Ikester on Thursday, November 19, 2009 4:46:20 PM
Citizenlink.com
According to a CNN poll, 61 percent of Americans are opposed to government funding of abortion. What's more, 51 percent said they believed payment for abortions should come directly from the women seeking them.
The results highlight the battle that has been raging, first in the U.S. House and now in the Senate, over inclusion of abortion funding in health-care reform.
Pro-life members in the House were able to get an amendment passed banning federal funding of abortions. Word on Capitol Hill on Monday was that the amendment and the House version of health care were dead.
Now it's the Senate's turn. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has announced he will introduce an amendment with similar pro-life language, but said he was not having much success finding Democrats who would support it.
There seems to be a major disconnect on this issue. This is only one small part of an abomination. This bill is dangerous and MUST be stopped completely. My promise to all who vote for the bill in any form is that I will vote against you the next time you run for office and I will do all I can to help others to vote against you too.