Cracks appear in abortion front against healthcare reform

[Union Yes]

Source: Yahoo News

By Linda Feldmann Linda Feldmann – Thu Mar 18, 7:45 pm ET
Washington – A widening split among opponents of abortion could help pave the way to passage for President Obama’s healthcare reform legislation.

Increasingly, abortion foes – including high-profile Catholic organizations and members of Congress – are saying that while the language aimed at preventing use of federal funds for abortion is not perfect, the bill is still worth passing as a first step.

The Catholic Health Association, which represents more than 600 Catholic hospitals in the US, came out earlier this week in favor of the president’s plan, arguing that comprehensive reform is a “moral imperative.” On Wednesday, 60 Catholic nuns representing most of the nation’s 59,000 nuns sent a letter to Congress, also urging passage of the bill.

The one-two punch represents an extraordinary display of dissent against the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, the official leadership of the US church, which favors universal healthcare but opposes the president’s plan over the abortion issue.


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[LiberalFighter]

1. Stupak doesn't think it is worth listening to these nuns.

And probably not the Catholic hospitals either.

They really need to work on Stupak and highlight his ineffectiveness as a legislator.

The following he introduced and were enacted into law. All except for possibly HR 6353 were useless legislation.

H.R. 6353: Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008
Enacted Oct 15, 2008

H.R. 2602: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the "Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility".
Enacted Nov 16, 2007

H.R. 692: Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007
Enacted Jun 29, 2007

H.R. 2577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 310 South State Street in St. Ignace, Michigan, as the "Bob Davis Post Office Building".
Enacted Apr 18, 2002

H.R. 1374: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 Calumet Street in Lake Linden, Michigan, as the "Philip E. Ruppe Post Office Building".
Enacted Jun 18, 2002

H.R. 748: To amend the Act that established the Keweenaw National Historical Park to require the Secretary of the Interior to consider nominees of various local interests in appointing members of the Keweenaw National Historical Parks Advisory Commission.
Enacted Dec 7, 1999

H.J.Res. 374: Designating August 2, 1994, as "National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day".
Enacted Aug 11, 1994

H.R. 3216: Domestic Chemical Diversion Control Act of 1993
Enacted Dec 17, 1993

[AlbertCat]

2. They seem to have been smoking crack for a long time! NOW someone noticed?

Oh.. "cracks appear".... sorry....

:evilgrin: