McJoan tells you. The simplest part?
It effectively bans coverage for most abortions from all public and private health plans in the Exchange: In addition to prohibiting direct government funding for abortion, it also prohibits public money from being spent on any plan that covers abortion even if paid for entirely with private premiums.[snip]
Once again, just like in the pre-Roe days, the wealthy will have access to abortion, those who can't scrape several hundred dollars together won't. Because of how the exchange is structured, most of people covered through it will be receiving credits or subsidies. Therefore, most of the participants will not have access to a legal medical procedure.
And Stupak, Pitts, and their co-sponsors know that. The US Conference of Bishops insisted that co-mingling of funds from the feds with private money somehow tainted the money with abortion services and could not be allowed.
Reproductive rights for women are anathema to these people.
Posted by Linkmeister at November 9, 2009 12:19 PM | TrackBackYet these same people don't want the government interfering with the doctor/patient relationship. The reek of hypocrisy permeates the whole amendment like skunk odor overwhelms the senses after your dog has been sprayed. I'm furious that this amendment ever passed the House.
Posted by: Illanoy Gal at November 10, 2009 09:04 AM