November 17, 2009 - The recent Stupak-Pitts amendment to the U.S. House of Representatives' proposed version of federal healthcare legislation prohibits, for now, federal funding of abortion.
Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati will continue work for similar pro-life amendments to any version of this socialized medicine, to protect who we can should it become law.
But while Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati applauds passage of the Stupak-Pitts amendment, we do not forget that serious life issues remain unaddressed in the House bill plus the anticipated Senate version.
Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati opposes a full healthcare bill that includes any of the following assaults on human beings:
- Abortion that is federally funded, subsidized, or otherwise promoted in federal programs or education
- Assisted suicide or euthanasia promoted or encouraged through "end-of-life planning" mandates or other means
- Healthcare rationing for the elderly and other vulnerable people
- Weak or non-existent conscience protections for healthcare workers who do not want to participate in abortions or other immoral practices
- Any other healthcare restrictions based on "quality of life" determined according to disability, dependency, economics, age, or stage of development
Protections against these assaults on human beings must be explicitly included, in writing, within the bill.
Genuine American healthcare must protect all its citizens - from their first spark of life in conception, through natural death.
