Sibelius: No Federal Dollars Will be Used to Fund Abortions

Last Sunday Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius appeared with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week". Here is a part of of that interview:

Stephanopoulos: "Secretary Sebelius, what's wrong with that, making it explicit in the bill that no public funding should go toward abortions?"
Sebelius: "Well, I think that's what the president intends to do."
Stephanopoulos: "So you're saying it will go beyond what we have seen so far in the House and explicitly rule out any public funding for abortion?"

Sebelius: "Well, that's exactly what the president said and I think that's what he intends that the bill he signs will do. I think the legislative language will reflect what the President has just said."

To what she said I respond:

OK, now why do I think she is spreading disinformation. Note the use of the terms "I think" & "intends". Sounds to me like she is trying to mislead. By saying "I think" she can come back later & claim she misunderstood what the President meant.

As for "reflect", well, lets see what Obama actually said: "One more misunderstanding I want to clear up - under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place."

But what do they define as federal dollars & what do they say isn't federal funds.?

As Douglas Johnson, the legislative director of National Right to Life, points out, Obama and pro-abortion Democrats in Congress are pushing the Capps Amendment so they can claim there is no abortion funding with federal dollars because they regard the premiums Americans pay into the government plan as "private" funds not federal "funds" or taxpayer dollars.

There is just 1 small problem with that that has been pointed out again & again. No matter the suorce, once those dollars go to the government, they automaticly become taxpayer dollars & are no longer private funds.

If Obama were serious, he would be pushing for 1 of the many amendments that the Dems have shot down that would "explicitely" ban federal dollars from any source going to abortions. & they would be pushing for strong conscience protection legislation as well. Obama & the Dems are so deep in the pockets of the abortion industry that there is no way that any bill that does not include abortion funding will pass.

& even if we want to play the word games, that doesn't change another fact. If we call the insurance fund private it will still be my money going into it & going to pay for abortions directly or indirectly depending on how the money is disbursed. If it goes to pay insurance premiums for a plan that covers abortion or is used for payment of claims directly, my money is a part of that pool being used. & given how money is fungible, unless abortion is explicitely banned from any insurance program paid for by these funds, my money will pay for abortions.

& as was pointed out in an article I posted the other day, even if we win in the short run, we may lose in the long if federal government takes over health care. As long as the lives of the unborn aren't protected fedral funding (& state as well) will always be a possibility. Abortion must go the way of slavery. Until the unborn are recognized as humans with the same right to life like blacks are, they will not be protected from abortion.

Sources: SEBELIUS SAYS OBAMA WILL CHANGE BILL TO BAN ABORTION FUNDING, PRO-LIFERS DOUBTFUL

Sebelius Claims Obama Intends to Ensure no Public Funds go to Abortion: Pro-Lifers Unconvinced