Do You Think Abortion Should Be a Part of the Health Care Debate?

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Do You Think Abortion Should Be a Part of the Health Care Debate?

by ABCNews.com Posted November 10, 2009 00:23:24

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+9 Spanky November 21, 2009 06:56:45

Answered: No, abortion and health care reform should be separate.
I am anti-abortion and anti-Obama health care take over. Period. 'Nuff said.
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scooto to ROZ November 21, 2009 00:03:17

Really, I would love to slit your throat
MR November 20, 2009 23:47:32

Answered: No, abortion and health care reform should be separate.
Abortion shouldn't even be in the same sentance as healthcare. Besides it being horribly harmful to the mother, what about the health of the baby being murdered?
dumdumboy November 20, 2009 23:47:29

Answered: Yes, it’s a critical health issue that should be debated.
Is Viagara being debated? The really offensive aspect is the Stupac admendment, which would bar women from getting support for safe, legal abortion services even in their private health insurance coverage. The rich will always be able to have access to safe, legal abortions. This is just another front on the war on the poor.
toni to dumdumboy November 21, 2009 00:10:33

I believe you have hit the heart of the problem. The rich and a huge part of the middle class, really do not understand that there are many people who would prefer to earn their own way but because of circumstances are unable too. And why should the children, of those who could and don't, suffer?Why should money decide who gets health and who doesn't?
Sarafina November 20, 2009 23:47:11

Answered: No, abortion and health care reform should be separate.
99% of abrtions are peformed because some woman HAD to have sex outside of marriage and a baby is inconvenient to her lifestyle. We should not have to pay so loose women can play and then refuse to live with the consequences and commit to the murder of their offspring. And YES I am a woman too. Get some morals and keep your legs closed if you don't want children instead of murdering them.
gunner to Sarafina November 20, 2009 23:52:45

Bless You !!!!!!!!!!!!
springtime to Sarafina November 26, 2009 18:50:24

I am afraid that is the big big problem....no responsiblity for decisions they have already made. Just give them a way to get rid of the problem...so abortion is a back up tool. And as long as it is legal and if someone else pays for it...it just makes it more convenient and then some women want to blame dead beat dad's. Sad reasoning for a mother to make..to abort a child.
nightingalern November 20, 2009 23:47:03

Answered: No, abortion and health care reform should be separate.
Absolutely NOT Why should my tax dollars support this which I am against. It is MURDER. Take my TAX dollars out!
Petoom to nightin... November 23, 2009 23:41:51

I am against the War in Iraq, and why should my tax dollars support it? Our young men and women are being killled because W wanted to be a wartime president. Iraq had nothing to do with 2/11.
Conservative mon November 20, 2009 23:46:53

Answered: No, abortion and health care reform should be separate.
Along with millions of Americans, I resent left wing liberals dictating what I can and can't believe. I am pro life, and believe abortion is murder. What gives anyone the right to use my tax dollars to pay for something that I believe is a sin. No one has the right, to tell me what I can believe.
Joanie to Conserv... November 20, 2009 23:56:28

I don't believe in war and thousands of innocents being killed, yet ,you're not against that. I guess you would prefer the back alleys and coat hanger approach..I resent your religious beliefs being imposed on a health issue. I also resent your egocentric belief that a fetus is a human being.. Keep your mythological mind set to your self and your flat earth mentality out of the 21st century.
Jekyll to Conserv... November 21, 2009 00:07:01

I'm sure you'll be first in line to adopt all those unwanted babies........ever seen a baby or young child tortured to death? Tell me then if abortion is any more or less cruel and horrible.
You conservatives are always part of a problem and never part of a solution. But then you always invoke Jesus and, observing the World, I believe you'll find He might just be out to lunch.
The man November 20, 2009 23:46:52

Answered: Yes, it’s a critical health issue that should be debated.
If the difference here is money which it always is, it would be a ton cheaper for the insurance company to pay for an abortion than the delivery and all the office visits that come with a baby.
Nonna to The man November 20, 2009 23:56:49

There's adoption - and I personally believe that a "life" is worth the cost of delivery and all the office visits!
Petoom November 20, 2009 23:46:18

Answered: Yes, it’s a critical health issue that should be debated.
A huge percentage of abortions are performed to either save the life of the mother or to remove a gravely deformed fetus. These are health issues.
Conserv... to Petoom November 20, 2009 23:49:22

You are so naive, it is pitiful. I have worked in healthcare for 30 years. You just keep drinking the kool aid....
Nonna to Conserv... November 20, 2009 23:58:09

Your response is so much better than mine!!
Nonna to Petoom November 20, 2009 23:57:37

No - it's not a "huge" percentage - the "huge" percentage is women using it as a form of birth control.
jkg418 November 20, 2009 23:46:01

Answered: No, abortion and health care reform should be separate.
I wasn't going to comment until I read "Hempy's" post. What a hater! I have no objection to abortion. It should be a woman's right to choose. That being said, I do not feel I need to pay for it. Not having it in a health care plan does not make abortion illegal. It just means that someone else has to pay for it. So no one will have to die going to a back alley. It just means that the people responsible for making this baby, will be responsible for getting rid of it. Perhaps if one must be held responsible for their actions, they won't think tax payers are responsible. If ya do the deed, be ready for any consequence.
kensolar November 20, 2009 23:45:39

Answered: No, abortion and health care reform should be separate.
No, abortion is not part of this bill so the discussion should be separate as well.
Special interests have been postponing Healthcare Reform since Teddy Roosevelt, it's about time we got caught up with the rest of the civilized world and join the 21 century.
skip November 20, 2009 23:45:25

Answered: No, abortion and health care reform should be separate.
If abortion is included in health care then why not driver safety, gun laws and military appropriations? They all have as much relationship to a health care bill as abortion does. Anything the right wing radicals can do to put a little blood on the water is just fine with them.
gunner to skip November 21, 2009 00:01:08

The current health care bill leaves an open door to banning private weapons as a health issue. I will not obey that one either. Kill them baby's .I think it was Marie Antoinette( I know someone will correct me here.) But I think it was her who suggested to her public that they could eat their own young. Well, thats coming here from China too..
John November 20, 2009 23:45:17

Answered: No, abortion and health care reform should be separate.
In an subject area where a middle ground has been absent, let me recommend a middle ground ---

Elective abortion, except in cases of incest or rape, should not be covered by health insurance policies paid for or subsidized by public tax monies.

Health insurance companies should not be required to issue policies covering elective abortions, but neither should they be precluded from doing so.

Where the life or physical health of the mother would be endangered by carrying the fetus to term, abortion should be designated as medically necessary and should be covered.
springtime November 20, 2009 23:45:10

Answered: No, abortion and health care reform should be separate.
No abortion in any circumstance. NO NO NO
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Conserv... to springtime November 20, 2009 23:50:33

Thank God there is someone who values life. Abortion is nothing more than murder by convenience.
tom to Conserv... November 20, 2009 23:54:35

Thank God...for YOU!
scooto to springtime November 20, 2009 23:59:57

You should have been an abortion along with your whole family
springtime to scooto November 26, 2009 15:23:42

That's why I thank God that people like you are not in charge, you sound like a modern day Hitler. You know he thought he had the right to say who should live and who should die. Abortion is a legalized Holocast of defenseless children. I don't know where you live or what your upbringing was like, what seems you never were taught to value human life. I feel sad for you, that you are so full of hate for mankind. I still love you and God loves you just the way you are, but he can see what you could become.
God Bless You! Happy Thanksgiving!
Joanie to springtime November 21, 2009 00:03:21

I guess Palin calling her child a "retard" is her god's will.. Going to war and killing thousands is yes yes yes .. DUMB DUMB DUMB
springtime to Joanie November 26, 2009 18:21:00

I am not sure that the comment you have quoted about her child is true. She has had so many lies and character attacks, but I haven't yet seen or heard anything to make me believe that any of that stuff is true, Do you know that statement to be true? If not we are not to bear false witness toward our fellow man. Or we will be judged by that same judgement.
As far as going to war and killing people...the people that are threating our families and our country do have a right to protect our own. And these people who are involved in military actions are grown mature adults.Who have joined the battle for a cause that serves many other people. Abortion is one of the most severe forms of child abuse..it is taking a defenseless human life. This is the reason we are seeing an overwhelming amount of parents killing their children at an early age because the same mind set is involved as with aborting a child. They the parents believe it is their lives that matter and not anyone elses....they want to be free of responsiblity. And that is where the mind set comes from (not wanting to be responsible for their actions.)
Ed November 20, 2009 23:45:03

Answered: Yes, it’s a critical health issue that should be debated.
Of course, due to over-population being the major cause of global warming, abortion should be manditory after 1 live birth. Therefore, any publically funded health care program should include required abortion.
Nonna to Ed November 21, 2009 00:01:04

Are you serious???????? Over population doesn't have to do with babies being born - but people living longer...........maybe we should just kill off anyone over 70.....Wait - how old are you - maybe we should start with your age!!
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frank3415 to Ed November 21, 2009 00:07:20

That's evil and insane. The biggest lie is that abortion is a solution to overpopulation. There is no overpopulation most of europe and america is underpopulated . By that , I mean that the birth rate is dropping below the relacement level. The replcement level is for two persons should be 2.11 . that means for every two people there should be 2.11 people to replace them . Even China is rethinking their one child policy. It seeems they are deeply concerned that they can't maintain society on that draconian ploicy. Abortion is murder. Life begins at conception. Conception is when the egg is fertilized by sperm.and that's when science says it'
s a new, unique individual that has never existed before and never will again. while it's true that women produce billions of eggs not all of them are FERTILIZED so there's no new unique individual.
Joanie to frank3415 November 21, 2009 00:26:45

A fetus is the happenstance of cells and as such not a human until it draws breath. Think siamese twins or those that are conjoined that come to term. The cost involved in taking care of these situations I guess should be born by the woman that gave birth. Yeah, right.. Men in these cases , take off..
springtime to Joanie November 26, 2009 18:31:08

Life can not be measured by monetary standards. I would have to stop and say what if it was my child or my sister or my family. I can't put a price on their lives. They are my family and their is a love factor that comes in to play when it is your own family. So who has the right to place a price on anyones life...I am sorry but your comment is very troubling to me... that there are people out there that think as you do. Neither the less God loves you as you are and sees who you could be if you would only believe. God Bless You!
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blu November 20, 2009 23:45:03

Answered: Yes, it’s a critical health issue that should be debated.
I don't like anything the Dems. are trying to do . I believe the Republicans and Democrats should work together to come up with a better plan for all Americans. I would like to know how many Congress members actually read the whole health care bill that was passed last week in Congress and how many Senators have read old Harry Reid plan? I've said it before and I'll say it again " It's not good for the country , when one party rules".
foxy 1 to blu November 20, 2009 23:47:55

If members of Congress really read the bills they pass, do you think they would have passed the Patriot Act? That was the biggest erosion of Constitutional Rights and Civil Liberties we've ever seen. Notice no one is pressing to repeal it though. We've gotten complacent, and biddable. We'll follow anywhere the media leads--even when it is away from our best interests.
Hope? November 20, 2009 23:45:02

Answered: No, abortion and health care reform should be separate.
Good god! Can they also throw in some "free" money for me to get medical pot too? How about some free meds for me when I quit my job and just live off everyone else that is working and paying for their healthcare? Seriously...work and pay for your own damn health insurance! Handouts only lead to people taking advantage. Kinda like the old saying "a fed bear is a dead bear". Some folks just expect too much. You are not entitled to anything in this world except for your freedom.....hold on to that and do not let "elected" officials tell you what you have to do!
arneda Watson November 20, 2009 23:44:59

Answered: No, abortion and health care reform should be separate.
no
Maggie November 20, 2009 23:44:42

Answered: Yes, it’s a critical health issue that should be debated.
I don't think it is a critical issue but I do feel that if a woman wants one for various reasons, it should be available to her. Should it be treated as optional surgery?