tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post7865630175984589093..comments2023-10-26T03:39:34.927-04:00Comments on USCCB Blog: Obama Should Value Stupak AmendmentMatt Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831806518934060560noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-66648440108964735322009-11-13T22:16:55.412-05:002009-11-13T22:16:55.412-05:00This is pretty silly. The Stupak amendment will be...This is pretty silly. The Stupak amendment will be history when it comes time for the Senate to vote on this. All you've managed to do with this amendment is to help Obamacare get one step further to being passed, and in the end, it WILL cover abortions. Good job, Bishops. You should be awfully proud.The Rockin' Traddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655979831127314413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-18057645677649879192009-11-13T13:29:19.603-05:002009-11-13T13:29:19.603-05:00Stupak is fine as far as it goes, yet the USCCB sh...Stupak is fine as far as it goes, yet the USCCB should publicly oppose the "public option" as a general matter. Abortion is not the only evil in these bills. Tim Regs gets at it above. Our rights to life and liberty, not just choice in insurance, are very threatened by these bills. There are numerous market reforms that can be implemented without creating a new government program. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-10248386383025014672009-11-11T12:44:03.024-05:002009-11-11T12:44:03.024-05:00Opponents of the bill have been saying for a while...Opponents of the bill have been saying for a while that the so-called "public option" was going to lead to a complete government takeover of the insurance industry. Now that aborations can not be covered by the plan, we see that Obama and other Democrats are fearful of the same thing. Why else would they fear for people losing their coverage for abortions if they could just keep theirUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553820488078176545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470781729941761069.post-75503037696474900772009-11-11T11:22:01.296-05:002009-11-11T11:22:01.296-05:00NPR's handling of this story has been on both ...NPR's handling of this story has been on both ends of the spectrum. I cheered when I heard the Monday story you cited---it actually conveys truth about what the Stupak amendment is.<br /><br />The coverage I heard on Tuesday evening was hysterical and deceptive. I heard the contributor, who was obviously emotionally involved in the story tell everyone *twice* that the Stupak amendment "David Charkowskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810229251648713911noreply@blogger.com