As Speaker Pelosi engages in a full court press to get her government takeover of health care bill signed this weekend, I thought it appropriate to share the full text of page 110 of the 1990 pages of HR 3962. Some label this as Section 222.
(3) COVERAGE UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE OPTION–The public health insurance option shall provide coverage for services described in paragraph (4) (B). Nothing in the Act shall be construed as preventing the public health insurance option from providing for or prohibiting coverage of services described in paragraph (4) (A).
(4) ABORTION SERVICES–
(A) ABORTIONS FOR WHICH PUBLIC FUNDING IS PROHIBITED.–The services described in this subparagraph are abortions for which the expenditure of Federal funds appropriated for the Department of Health and Human Services is not permitted, based on the law as in effect as of the date that is 6 months before the beginning of the plan year involved.
(B) ABORTIONS FOR WHICH PUBLIC FUNDING IS ALLOWED.–The services described in this subparagraph are abortions for which the expenditure of Federal funds appropriated for the Department of Health and Human Services is permitted, based on the law as in effect as of the date that is 6 months before the beginning of the plan year involved.
That’s the exact text. Take note of the word “shall” rather than “may” or “might.”
The very first sentence of HR 3962 is very clear. Abortion funding is included in the proposed legislation.
Notice paragraph (B) “for which public funding [of abortions] is allowed.”
Page 96 of the Bill confirms that premiums for this service will be imposed on all enrollees regardless of your personal opposition of abortions.
House of Representatives. The message to each of you is simple. Vote NO.
“Permits abortions” – that’s terrible! Haven’t they heard of Roe V. Wade, which has been the settled law of the USA for decades, and prohibits… oh, wait, right. It permits abortions.