OBAMA
SPOKESMAN: HE PREFERS SENATE HEALTH CARE BILL WITH ABORTION FUNDING
Washington,
DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack
Obama promised Americans in a speech to Congress that his version
of a government-run health care bill would not contain abortion funding.
Now his top spokesman confirms that Obama favors
the Senate bill that funds abortions over the House bill that bans
abortion funding.
SENATE
DEMOCRATS, GOP SQUABBLE OVER PRO-ABORTION OBAMA PICK DAWN JOHNSEN
Washington,
DC (LifeNews.com) -- Most of the
focus on the Senate last week revolved around the pro-abortion government-run
health care bill the chamber passed on Christmas Eve. Meanwhile,
Senate Republicans and Democrats squabbled over a pro-abortion nominee
President Barack Obama as put forward for a crucial legal position.
THE
GREATEST PRO-LIFE STORY EVER TOLD: THE BIRTH OF THE SAVIOR, JESUS
CHRIST
Washington,
DC (LifeNews.com) -- In what we at
LifeNews.com plan to make an annual tradition, in lieu of any pro-life
news, today, on Christmas, we present you with the best news. You
might call the news of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the
world, The Greatest Pro-Life Story Ever Told.
SENATE
PASSES HEALTH CARE BILL: FUNDS ABORTIONS, MANDATES INSURANCE COVERAGE
Washington,
DC (LifeNews.com) -- The
Senate today passed the government-run health care bill that includes
massive taxpayer funding of abortion and opens the door for the Obama
administration to force insurance companies to pay for abortions.
With passage, the two chambers of Congress have approved very different
legislation.
BEN
NELSON ATTACKS PRO-LIFE ADVOCATES, DEFENDS PRO-ABORTION COMPROMISE
Washington,
DC (LifeNews.com) -- Facing
an enormous backlash for becoming the 60th vote for a health care
bill that his language allows to fund abortions, Ben Nelson is striking
back. In comments both on and off the Senate floor yesterday and
today, Nelson lashed out at pro-life advocates and is defending his
much-maligned compromise.
PRO-LIFE
GROUPS DECRY SENATE PASSAGE OF PRO-ABORTION HEALTH CARE BILL
Washington,
DC (LifeNews.com) -- The
following is a collection of comments from various pro-life groups
that contacted LifeNews.com with comments following the Senate
passage of the government-run health care bill that funds abortions
and could require insurance companies to cover them.
SENATOR
BOB CASEY ACCUSED OF ABANDONING FATHER'S LEGACY AGAINST ABORTION
Washington,
DC (LifeNews.com) -- With today's
vote for a health care bill that will force taxpayers, and possible
insurance companies, to pay for abortions, some pro-life advocates
believe Sen. Bob Casey has officially abandoned
any claim he had to the pro-life legacy his father left as a Democrat
who opposes abortion.
DO
YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? CHRISTMAS REMINDS PRO-LIFE PEOPLE UNBORN HAVE
VALUE
by
Dave Andrusko
While
it is not my intention to idealize pro-lifers, it would be false modesty
to ignore that they demonstrate a tremendous capacity to truly "see"
what others either cannot, or choose not, to see. It is no accident
that pro-lifers defend unborn babies. Love and concern for the
downtrodden, the dispossessed, and the marginalized is what gives
their lives a rich unity of purpose.
CASE
OF ROM HOUBEM SHOULD PROMPT RENEWED LOKOK AT TERRI SCHIAVO'S DEATH
by
Wesley J. Smith
Terri
Schiavo continues to prick our collective conscience, our sensitivity
to the way she died -- deprived of all food and water, even the
balm of ice chips for nearly two weeks -- as raw today as on the day
she drew her last breath five years ago next March.
SENATE
ENDS FILIBUSTER ON PRO-ABORTION HEALTH CARE BILL, SETS CHRISTMAS EVE
VOTE
Washington,
DC (LifeNews.com) -- The
Senate voted 60-39 along party lines on Wednesday to end the filibuster
of the pro-abortion, government-run health care bill. The decision
to end debate sets up the final vote on passage of the bill on Christmas
Eve -- allowing the funding of abortions as millions of Christians
prepare for Christmas.
STUPAK:
OBAMA ADMIN BULLYING ME TO ACCEPT ABORTION FUNDING IN HEALTH CARE
BILL
Washington,
DC (LifeNews.com) -- Congressman
Bart Stupak, the pro-life Democrat who has been the consistent champion
against abortion funding in the health care bill, says
the Obama administration is trying to bully him. Stupak says in
a new interview that he will not back down in the face of pressure
from the White House.
HEALTH
CARE BILL MAY BE DELAYED AFTER SENATE PASSAGE OVER ABORTION FUNDING
Washington,
DC (LifeNews.com) -- The
divide over taxpayer funding of abortions in the congressional health
care bill is so great that President Barack Obama plans to delay further
consideration of it after the Senate approves the measure this week.
Following approval, the next step is for a conference committee to
resolve the differences.
CATHOLIC
BISHOPS OPPOSE SENATE HEALTH CARE BILL BECAUSE OF ABORTION FUNDING
Washington,
DC (LifeNews.com) -- The
nation's Catholic bishops have sent another letter to members of Congress
following the deal struck between senators Harry Reid and Ben Nelson
to fund abortions under the health care bill. The bishops say
the current health care reform bill is "deficient" and should
not move forward without "essential changes."
PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA'S ABORTION RECORD: A PRO-LIFE COMPILATION
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) --
The following
is a compilation of bill signings, speeches, appointments and other
actions that President Barack Obama has engaged in that have promoted
abortion before and during his presidency. While Obama has promised
to reduce abortions, and some of his supporters believe that will
happen, this long list proves otherwise.
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