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What part of "Abortion is legal" don't you understand.

Nobody is going to force anyone to have an abortion. This is a personal decision made by the woman.................and should be covered by insurance.

I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I don't think the government should pay for something that is as controversial as abortion insurance, but that would mean that the government shouldn't pay for wars either because there are so many people who see them as morally wrong. The government couldn't function if it couldn't pay for anything that someone found obnoxious.

Where was the rage when the Republicans had it in their insurance plans? The same group is enraged that the world is round...

WOW Abortion right supporters need to go someplace and find something to do other than trying to kill healthcare. This is a Health Care Bill and not an Abortion Bill. As for the Catholic church pulling out of Washington, DC if it passes a Same Sex Marriage bill, you are not the only church GOD has in HIS fold.

I'll bet these anti-choice people are all perfectly ok with our tax dollars going to pay for an illegal, unnecessary war in which tens of thousands of real people have died. The height of their hypocrisy never ceases to amaze me. These are the same people who want to do away with head start and other programs that benefit kids. 'Life is sacred, then you're born.' I hope the health care bill actually covers all health care, not just what the crazies consider health care.

Pro-life supporters are referred to in the headline of this CNN article as "Abortion Rights Opponents". The language itself is biased so that readers immediately think of these individuals in a negative light. Anyone who's an opponent of "rights" has to be bad, right? Hey, CNN, how about using unbiased terminology. Even "abortion opponents" is better than "abortion RIGHTS opponents".
Headline should begin "Abortion Opponents ..... "

These people are incredible hypocrites..they argue all day long that they don't want to get between a patient and their doctor UNTIL a woman wants to control her own body..then all bets are off. Are they that stupid or that hypocritical..and which is worse??

Pelosi and Obama are practically abortionists. Shamefull.

What ever happened to the idea of letting women make their own decisions when it comes to abortion? If people don't believe in abortions, they don't have to have one, but why should they be able to foist their will on everyone else. Most of these people so opposed to abortion rights are men. There are so many intolerant people in this country that it makes me sick!

Abortion is the murder of the unborn. However that is between that expecting mother and God. That being said, tax payers money should not be use to subsidize a person's act of murdering the unborn. If a woman so desire to get rid of that fetus (baby in the womb) she should use her own money apart from the taxes that we all pay. I don't want my tax dollars to to use to pay for murder.

How about we just stay out of decisions between the doctor and patient in all instances period. I won't take away your choice to take Viagra and you don't take away my choice to decide what to do with my private parts.

That is about right, anti-choice "christians" willing to throw all the uninsured children living in poverty to the lions, as long as they can save a zygote which may be brought into this world and die due to lack of good prenatal care and no "well baby" health insurance.

Again, this heathen is confused by your "living like Christ" examples!

I would like to think that safe and legal abortion will be covered in the final bill. I would also like to think that all senators and congressional representatives will realize that women's reproductive health is part of the larger health care debate. I urge my Senators from TN to cross party lines and do the right thing for women.

ok so add another line to my 1040 asking if I support abortion rights or not, and I'll pay my share of the gov't subsidized tax.

i am sick of these bossy people who say that they will not be deterred when it comes to paying for abortion or anything else they disagree with--however i disagreed with the war with iraq–does not matter my money is being used to kill in a war begun to assuage the ego of a man who stole the presidency.
the very people who decry government intervention into the lies of americans–are the very people who want the law to make sure they are in charge in every bedroom in the usa. they want to be sure every one has to adhere to their view of the beginnings of life and also when the end of life is at had.
what a disgusting bunch of people.-don't want an abortion? DO NOT HAVE ONE!!!!

"Abortion opponents warn they have the votes to oppose a bill if necessary;"

You cannot be against abortion and health reform bill simultaneously. What is the difference in supporting abortions and denying people of health care coverage? They both kill people, young or older. Abortion opponents are not any better.

The G.O.P. is against a "Mother's Right To Choose" mainly because it needs for these children to grow and be raised until they're 18 yrs .of age and then its off to some "WAR" to the likes of G.W. and his Cronies. Has nothing to do with Health Care reforms.

Look I think that if half the country disagrees with abortion and half agree....the fair compromise is it is legal but no tax dollar can be used to support it. That seems reasonable and logical.

NO WAY SHOULD WE HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING WE DON'T BELIEVE IN WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS. Unless a woman's health or it's a case of incest or rape I think murder of unborn children is the best way to describe aboration. This whole bill should be DOA; it costs to much and forces something on the majority that we don't want. Vote them out in 2010.

The argument of abortion is defined in Roe vs Wade. That's not what is being argued here. The argument is who should pay. Personally, I feel that if someone gets pregnant by rape or incest, they should have the right to a government funded abortion. I do not think that if someone is sexually active that they automatically have that right to a government paid abortion. I ask a question to the people, why should you pay for the abortion of someone that you have never, or never will meet? The hoopla of not costing taxpayer dollars, to me is a myth. How is more debt going to create less debt?

What should be done about killing the defenseless unborn babies is a no brainer.
Makes more sense to get the fireing squad out for members in the halls of congress that are 75 plus years old and can't get out of the way?

Taxpayer dollars going toward Abortions. Brilliant! I hope all God-fearing Americans stand up in unison and protest this catastrophe.

These people REALLY need to get a life!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The healthcare bill as proposed does not include coverage for abortions. I don't know who these people are listening to, but I'm pretty sure they are from the right side of the aisle!

US Senators that agreed to pay off Sen. Landrieu should be arrested for vote buying and bribery and Sen. Landrieu for blackmail in the $100million deal to get her to vote for the healthcare bill. This group is as corrupt as ever and now not only do we all have to pay for the healthcare boondoggle that we now have to pay for this bribe with our tax dollars.

In this day and age unless a woman is raped or finds out they will have a developmentally impaired child whom they feel they cannot care for in good conscious – why would you act so irresponsibily as to place yourself in a situation where you have to get an abortion?

Can we exclude health care for religious organizations? I can't think of a more apt way of showing what we think of the bible thumping lunatics!

I am not a big fan of abortion but I am a lesser fan of the religious right's efforts to force their religious beliefs on others. They forget the part of the First Amendment that protects citizens from religion.

Abortion is LEGAL. If you don't like abortions, don't get one.

When are these people going to get it. Abortin is not health care or reproductive health care. In spite of the liberal view that a woman has a right to their body< which I will not disagree with, they do not have the right to go out have sex, get pregnant and then have an abortion. The problem with this oucntry is the casualness of sex for the animalistic pleasure it provides. In those cases there is not love, just unadulterated pleasure with no concern for the chance to get pregnant. Then they just murder the fetus. YES IT IS MURDER. When someone kilsss a pregnant woman, they are tried on two counts of murder. One of you liberals please explain to me and the rest of us why is it two counts of murder yet abortion is not a murder?? What is the difference between the fetus that is aborted and the fetus that dies when the mother is killed??? You cannot tell me that htere is a difference and therefore abortion is murder and has no right being funded in the health bill. Wake up AMerica or we will go the way of all other powers in history. We will be destroyed from within and not from an outside enemy. Look around we are the enemy.

It's pretty simple. Any representative of mine that votes to take away my rights as a female I will not vote for in re-election. For any representative to do so is their declaring a religion because science cannot prove that "life" begins at conception. Do cells grow? Yes but then so do tumor cells. The 1st amendment of the Constituion says the government cannot promote any religion. Pro-choice is not preventing any other from practicing their faith but anti-choice prevents me from practicing mine.

I am morally opposed to alot of stupid, objectionable things my tax dollars get spent on - but do I have a choice ??? What makes these people think they have a right to pick and choose? And it always makes me cringe when war-mongers & death-penalty advocates make noises about being "pro-life." Hypocrites!!!

Baby murder advocates rip Senate healthcare bill. Take responsibility for the "real choice" you made when you were careless enough to have inadequately protected sex. Don't ask the government to remove the consequence of your bad "choice."

If they can control where their tax dollars go to, then i don't want my tax dollars going to iraq or afghanistan unless it involves bringing troops home.

I guess they haven't heard of the supreme court decision on abortion
talk about socialism lets mandate that all pro-life people adopt the
unwanted babies and that they will be responsible for there healthcare
for the rest of there lives

Abortion rights opponents???? How about infanticide opponents? People against the murder of children? Abortion "rights" is the right to murder the innocent.

It's perfectly the place for such legislature. A bill designed to enhance quality of life should also include within it an attempt to protect life. It most definitively does not infringe upon women's rights, it merely tries to extend the rights of life to women who may not have received it in the first place...unborn ones (and don't forget the young men who would appreciate a few breathes of air, thank you muchly).

If abortions are federally funded that would mean part of the money I pay to the government would fund this. I don't want That blood on my hands.
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If a woman can't afford an abortion has anyone one figured out how much it costs taxpayers in welfare, healthcare, food stamps, and often times prison costs. Let all the people who are against abortion pay a surcharge on their taxes for he above services. Any bill that has no tort reform is a joke. Who is more important the tax payer or the rial lawyers.

don,t think the united states will ever get along i say stop abortion and hand unwanted children over to the republicans party

I have my poster made...just need the place to meet....

I am so sick and tired of the slap in your face from politicans that KNOW they are on the way out. You have spite the face of God, the creator of all life, way too many times...his wrath is deserving on you!
Over 50% of the public has CLEARLY said NO ABORTION PAYMENTS WITH FEDERAL FUNDS, INCLUSIVE OF ANY FEDERAL MONIES SUPPORTED PRIAVATE OPTION OR PLAN....that should be large enough to read, don't you think. This is no joke on the public...people are enraged of the stupidity of our PUBLIC represenatives....GET IT RIGHT!!!

This is simple..... abortions are elective.... they should not be covered. And definitely not paid for by my tax dollars.

This Charmaine character is so far off the mark on this, it's almost kinda funny! If she actually had a clue ( which she obviously doesn't) she would know that there are already laws in place that prevent any Federal money being used to pay for abortions!......But, what do you expect a right-wing imbecile to say these days,.....something smart?!?.......Yeah!........Like thats ever gonna happen. HA!

What a load. The bill expressly prohibits federal funding for abortions under three different accounting standards.

Insurance companies need to keep any premiums that would pay for abortion coverage as separate funds, and they have to prove that those premiums by themselves are sufficient to cover all abortion-related expenses.

Yet another campaign of lies from the right wing. Have they no honor?

Every thing in this health care bill is pointed at only one thing - Democratic re-elections in 2010 by catering to the numerous "entitled constituencies". Again, it continues to promolgate class warfare, it runs counter to the majority of Americans' wants, and it provides false costs/savings thru the use of the sleaziest of accounting techniques. Follow the votes and then vote them out of office America.

(Don't forget to donate your 10% so they can have gold plated everything).

Those who oppose abortions, please sign up to adopt and raise a child the mother is unable to.

Nice headline....Abortion rights opponents. Not Pro Life rights? Or Right to Life? Slant left much?

40 republicans vow to block the bill because it's an $849,000,000,000 disaster waiting to happen. Abortion has nothing to do with it.

There has to be some democratic Senators smart enough to see that we can't afford this. Republicans can't stop this by themselves.

Of course, they can vote to cut off funding in 2010 when Republicans are back in power.

If they don't want to pay for a health care bill that allows for women to make a choice, can I get a 10 to 25 percent decrease in taxes since I am gay and I don't have the same rights as other Americans?

Enough is enough, I want the same rights as everyone else!

I don't believe in war either, so can I get all my tax money back?

If a woman want's an abortion that is her business, but I should not be forced to pay for the abortion. Does anyone know how many abortions a woman can have, or is as many as you want. Harry Reid is NUTS.

these aren't abortion opponents, they are consevative republicans . who think there rich leaders might have to caugh up some tax money on there wealth . off the backs of the bottom of the pile of wealth .. I have never been wealthy enough to be a real republican .nor has the majority of people in this country who think they are republicans . they are just pawns being used by the ultra wealthy racist republicans .. and if PALIN sells enough books she can be one of the few the smug the republican war machine.. they make me sick to my stomach and are a shame to be in the same country with . oh and the health insurance industry , it makes me laugh to think we might take away the control the insurance industry has over all of us ,and get a public option that is close to medicare or social security ..
wouldn't that be a hoot this country taking back control

You want an abortion. Fine, it is your concience and your PRIVATE decision. So don't expect for PUBLIC funds to pay for your irresponsibility.

I do agree with exceptions for incest and risk of mother's life.

Keep up the good work Sen. Reid, devide America for your own personal gain.

What the healthcare bill does is turn the clock back 10 years to pre-bush/ Repulbican controlled congress.
Abortion funding was done away with during the early years of the Bush administration. They replaced abortion with execution of our military personnel.
At least with abortion, the woman makes the decision about her body and she has a choice. When was the last time someone in the military had a choice to say they didn't want to go to war?

I have to say this. A congress person is elected to do the will of the people. They want a health bill and they want (a majority) to have abortion options. Now a congress person does not have the right to vote against this because it is not their belief.

Since they were not elected to do what THEY want but what the PEOPLE want, then they should resign if they don't like abortion. The people in their state should confront them and say YOU LIED...