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Aborting Healthcare Reform

By Lisa Fabrizio on 3.17.10 @ 6:06AM

The one issue that may drive the final spike into this mess.

And so it comes down to this: President Obama wants his signature healthcare reform bill passed this week, no matter what; whether or not the American people want it and whether or not his own party has the votes to pass it. So great is either his ego or his conviction that the government must take over one sixth of our economy, that he is willing to march his fellow Democrats to the edge of an electoral grave they themselves are digging.

So desperate is their goal, that even with strong congressional majorities, they must employ highly unusual and maybe even illegal methods to attain it. One of the extra-constitutional measures they might use is appropriately called the "Slaughter Solution," whereby the bill that cannot get a simple majority of votes in the House may be returned to the Senate where that's all it can get. Got it?

But the issue that may drive the final spike into this mess of a bill is appropriately, abortion; that awful practice that was also undemocratically forced on our nation without benefit of a single vote legitimately cast. I and others have long chronicled the use of Orwellian doublespeak as a tool of socialists to foist their agenda on a country whose people are basically good at heart and of a trusting nature, but never have their efforts been more focused than on this issue. The continued application of euphemisms like "choice" is both sophistic and insulting, as are attempts to paint the snuffing of our children's lives as some form of healthcare.

Make no mistake about it; this is the first national vote on abortion where the whole country is truly engaged, and Americans can't help but notice that this bill is being promoted by the White House using doctors, many of whom still take an oath that says, "Above all, I must not play at God." This realization is why there is such danger for Bart Stupak and the rest of the so-called blue dog Democrats if they are only paying lip service to this vital issue.

But why do I call it "vital"? Because the concept that -- contrary to what the president of the United States says -- ours is a nation founded and based on the Judeo-Christian ethic that above all values life, is at risk. You don't have to be a member of any organized religion to understand the perils of such a path. A nation whose laws are based on the whims of its current citizens rather than on rock-solid moral values, is one that will be at the mercy of popular opinion and thus occupy a dangerous precipice.

Their straw man arguments in favor of funding abortion only serve to clarify their despicable views on the sanctity of life. One of these is, according to Rep. Stupak, "If you pass the Stupak amendment, more children will be born, and therefore it will cost us millions more. Money is their hang-up. Is this how we now value life in America? If money is the issue -- come on, we can find room in the budget. This is life we're talking about."

Laying aside the idiotic notion that these un-murdered children will use up more tax money than they would pay into the system, Stupak misses the point. It's not about money; if it ever were, then Democrats would be known as the party of fiscal responsibility instead of a gaggle of tax-and-spenders, which they undeniably are.

No, the policy of liberals when it comes to nascent life is that of Barack Obama; that pregnancy is some type of "punishment" that must be liable to arbitrary termination in order to safeguard so-called women's reproductive rights. The idea that the heinous practice of a culture killing one quarter of its own progeny in the womb is somehow a right would be laughable were it not so tragic.

And so, just as the abortion debate is not about choice or rights, so too the healthcare debate is not about health; it's about control; liberals seeking to exercise every governmental power except that which it is constitutionally directed to do: secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.

It would be more than ironic if the healthcare bill, the latest step in the attempted takeover of our country by socialists who have no respect for our Constitution, should be stopped in its tracks by those who seek to uphold freedom's first guarantee: life.

topics:
Abortion, Obamacare, Bart Stupak

About the Author

Lisa Fabrizio is a columnist who hails from Connecticut (mailbox@lisafab.com).

Letter to the Editor View all comments (32) | Leave a comment

Stephanie| 3.17.10 @ 6:28AM

Damn! Well said Lisa!

basur| 10.27.10 @ 6:10AM

go go away :)

Jim| 3.17.10 @ 3:32PM

Go Away

Irenaeus| 3.17.10 @ 8:17AM

Direct abortion is the opposite of health care.

Vince| 3.17.10 @ 12:52PM

ObamaCare expands abortion.
Obama lies,
the unborn dies.

Nick| 3.17.10 @ 8:52AM

You know who else doesn't want children to be born?
Satan.

I wouldn't be surprised to find out that when Babs Boxer goes home, she sits in on an abortion or two, just to satisfy her blood lust. Like her Moloch worshiping brethren, past and present.

I'm convinced that if they cram this "Slaughter Solution" through, it will be like in "Star Wars", when Ben Kenobi said to Darth Vader, " If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you can imagine."

The democrat party is playing with dynamite, here. They had better tread carefully.

danny| 3.18.10 @ 12:36AM

Ignorance is alive and well in America. You don't care that this bill will actually make it harder to get an abortion, only that it gives you some sense of legitimacy to oppose it. Facts be damned!

Nick| 3.18.10 @ 7:33AM

Danny,

Yeah, Babs Boxer and San Fran Nan are going to vote for something that will make abortion harder!

What is it like to live in Fantasyland?

Dan Hirsch| 3.17.10 @ 9:14AM

It's also a racist practice.

The CDC report for 2006 showed 36.4% of US abortions were black babies; in 2006 black people were 12.8% of the US population.

Hmmm...something to make a eugenicist proud.

Dan Hirsch

PS Sarah Palin put it best, "No matter what you call it, it's still a baby."

KIT| 3.17.10 @ 10:06AM

JUDGE GINSBURG said that was the reason the bill passed ,to get rid of thr undiserables

John3| 3.17.10 @ 9:23AM

More than 200 years of American History of Democratic Principles going down the drain after 14 months of this administration.

Ted| 3.17.10 @ 11:16AM

John 3, not so fast! Because people like you are speaking up and making your voices heard, you are helping to prevent 200 years of American History, Democratic Principles, and our Founders's Ideals from going down the drain. Take heart and keep up the good fight!

michigander_sandusky| 3.17.10 @ 9:49AM

Our ancestors build up a treasure chest of "innocent blood" just as the U.S. has been doing since Roe v. Wade became the "law of the land." It did not turn out well for them and it will not turn out well for us. "Surely at the commandment of the LORD this came upon Judah, to remove them from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, and also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the LORD would not pardon." (2 Kings 24:3-4)

Mimi| 3.17.10 @ 11:21AM

Pro-life is increasing in America. Oh just wondering, are the left aborting themselves?

brutus6| 3.17.10 @ 4:19PM

Yes, Mimi, they are.

You remind me of a story linked to Drudge a few years back. The author used statistical analysis to determine that if not for Roe v. Wade, Algore would have beaten Bush in FL in 2000, and won the presidency. The writer more or less said:
- lots more babies are born, if no Roe v. Wade (he gave a number I don't recall)
- 'x' number of those additional babies would be voting age by 2000
- most kids grow up to think, act, and vote like their parents
- most parents who aborted their babies after 'Roe' are people who usually vote for liberal Democrats
- therefore, most of those additional voters from the otherwise aborted babies would have voted like their liberal parents, enough to swing the election in favor of Algore in 2000. But those would-be Democrat voters were killed in the womb instead...

So you are correct, Mimi. The liberal Dems are murdering their own future voting base. And maybe that's another reason why they're always trying to subsidize their numbers by pushing policies to make as many people dependent on the government as possible - by nationalizing healthcare, by giving amnesty to illegal aliens, etc...

Mimi| 3.17.10 @ 6:02PM

Brutus6.....Thanks! We either wait them out or vote them out! They're 20% now running the nation and we are in chaos. But the alarm bells of liberty are ringing LOUD and CLEAR. Soon I hope and pray they will be history.

WILLIAM E McCORMICK| 3.17.10 @ 11:30AM

Magnificent and sadly true article.

jd| 3.17.10 @ 11:38AM

Poignant and well-written article!

Nobamacare| 3.17.10 @ 3:11PM

Voter| 3.17.10 @ 3:22PM

I, nor the majority of Texas supports this bill. Our governor Rick Perry has already warned that Texas has the right to succeed from the Union: my next vote will go to Texas succeeding from the Union if Healthcare reform in it's current state passes. Fortunately Texas has all the natural resources to leave the union without worries of U.S. resources. I hope that everyone understands the consequencies of Texas passing legislation to start down this path, as I sure there will be a few more states that follow. This is going to get ugly!

Ray| 3.17.10 @ 6:40PM

It's secede, not succeed. I hope you succeed at seceeding.

Someone| 3.17.10 @ 7:54PM

Texas hasn't had the right to secede from the Union since before the Civil War. The reason that we were forced back into the Union by the North was because our constitution that stated that provision had already expired. After the war a new constitution was drawn up and that was excluded. Now I love the great state of Texas however if Rick Perry really said that I'm disappointed. We couldn't really stand on our own. When we were originally brought into the Union the Republic of Texas had amounted such a large debt that it took a lot of work for congress to agree......

Texas Libertarian| 3.18.10 @ 8:46PM

Ummm, yes Texas has been seriously considering seceding and yes Perry did talk about that. I don't know where you got your info about not being able to secede, the Constitution, and our ability to stand on our own. You apparently have no clue if you haven't even heard about this whole ordeal with Perry. We most definitely could support ourselves. We have plenty of farms and ranches, oil, shipping, and on and on. You talk of the debt that was so long ago. We have become more fiscally responsible as a state to the point we make Washington continue to look like the joke that it is. I for one don't want to secede but Oblahblah and the other elected idiots continue to ignore their constituents to force our hand. Call us nuts or whatever clever name you want but while you are standing in line trying to get your daily handouts I'll continue to make my own living and be free. This Socialist in Chief is slowly taking your freedoms away and you people just continue to let it happen. WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!

TheresaAK| 3.17.10 @ 7:18PM

Who will speak up for the little ones?
Helpless and half-abandoned.
They've got the right to choose life
They don't want to lose,
I've got to speak up, won't you?
Equal rights, equal time, for the unborn children.
Their precious lives are on the line,
How can we be rid of them?
Passing laws, passing out
Bills and new amendments.
Pay the cost and turn about,
And face the young defendants.
Who will speak up for the little ones?
Helpless and half-abandoned.
They've got the right to choose life
They don't want to lose,
I've got to speak up, won't you?
Many come and many go,
Conceived but not delivered.
The toll is astronomical,
How can we be indifferent.
Little hands, little feet,
Tears for Him who made you.
Should all on earth forsake you now,
But He'll never forsake you.
Who will speak up for the little ones?
Helpless and half-abandoned.
They've got the right to choose life
They don't want to lose,
I've got to speak up, won't you?
Forming hearts, forming minds,
Quenched before awakened,
For so many deliberate crimes
The earth will soon be shaken.
Little hands, little feet,
Tears for Him who made you.
Should all on earth forsake you now,
But He'll never forsake you.
Who will speak up for the little ones?
Helpless and half-abandoned.
They've got the right to choose life
They don't want to lose,
I've got to speak up, won't you?
By Phil Keaggy
This was a song back in the 70's. It certainly is even more true today.

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Uli 2012| 3.20.10 @ 3:23AM

Why said that? Aborting healthcare reform

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Brett| 3.20.10 @ 12:32PM

You people are hysterical. It would literally take hours to rebut all of your talking points. The truth is not black and white and it is not found in sound-bytes. Try and really read what this health care reform does.

Abortion is not black and white either. It's not about being either for or against killing babies as you'd like to simplify it.

As an aside I hope that, as some of you suggested, Texas does secede from the union. That would be very patriotic of you you crybabies.

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