GOP To Kill Health Bill For Nonexistent Abortion Coverage But Provide Abortion Coverage To GOP Staff

[babylonsister]

GOP To Kill Health Bill For Nonexistent Abortion Coverage, But Provide Abortion Coverage To GOP Staff


Republican lawmakers, as well as Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), have falsely claimed that the health reform bill allows taxpayer funded abortions. At a press conference yesterday, GOP members of Congress convened to again hammer the lie home that health reform will provide taxpayer funds for abortion.

Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA), a member of the GOP leadership team at the press event yesterday, blasted Democrats for trying to pass a health reform bill with supposed funds for abortion coverage. ThinkProgress spoke to McMorris-Rodgers after the event. According to disclosure reports, McMorris-Rodgers’ state Republican Party provides health insurance through AWB Health Choice — a consortium of benefit packages including Lifewise Health Plans of Washington, which covers abortions. McMorris-Rodgers assailed the nonexistent abortion coverage in the health reform bill, while brushing aside her own campaign dollars going towards plans which cover abortion. Eventually, the congresswoman relented and admitted that her campaign dollars funding abortion coverage is “not” okay:

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http://thinkprogress.org/2010/03/19/abortion-odd-logic/

[havocmom]

1. LOL Thank goodness the GOP provides abortion coverage

We are up to our eyes in bas... oh nevermind. ;)

[AldebTX]

2. Quick....Look over there

Nothing to see...move on

Hypocrites every last one of em.

[ChicagoSuz219]

3. It's in Romneycare, too. n/t

[dave29]

4. oh that's rich.

bwahahahahhhahaha

[Luciferous]

5. Hypocrites... every last one of them.