Earlier this year, President Obama moved to overturn the “conscience clause” regulation issued by the Bush Administration. The regulation provides for the enforcement of federal conscience protections, including the Church Amendments, for health care workers.
New concerns also surround the President’s health care reform legislation making its way through Congress, which would allow mandatory taxpayer funding of abortion. During mark-up of the Kennedy-Dodd health care bill, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved provisions to require insurance plans to contract with organizations that perform abortions. In addition, several amendments were rejected that would have preserved states’ laws regulating abortion, prohibited federal funds from being used for abortions, and provided conscience protections for health care providers for not providing abortions.
Click here for a fact sheet assessing President Obama’s administrations’ impact on families.
That’s coerced abortion, at least in the sense that doctors and nurses would be coerced to perform them against their moral beliefs, as well as in the sense that pro-life taxpayers would be forced to fund what they regard as murder. But what about coerced euthanasia?
Consider what happens in the Netherlands to elderly people. The Netherlands legalized “assisted suicide” in 2002, no doubt in part for compassionate reasons. But also to save money. There is only one money kitty for medical care in the socialist Netherlands. When you get old, the question is asked, either explicitly or by implication:
Do you deserve to live another year compared to young refugees from Somalia, who can use the same euros to have many years of life?
There’s only so much money available. The Netherlands radio service had a quiz show at one time, designed to “raise public awareness” about precisely that question. Who deserves to live, and who to die?
But nobody debates any more about who has the power to make that decision. In socialist Europe the State does. It’s a done deal.
I think we can expect that this is just the beginning of Obama’s plans to make sure that the elderly don’t use more than their “fair share” of health care services. Remember, Obama recommended that the elderly take painkillers rather than pay for life-saving operations. And if his bill passes, he’ll be running the show – and he’ll have to cut an awful lot in order to pay for the nine trillion dollar cumulative deficit he’s supposed to rack up by 2019.
Um, excuse me, but I am sorry to let you know that you are wrong. Even though you might think you are doing good for your child and providing a steady environment, you aren't. I think that the person who wrote this article is correct.
Here's a blog post to think about. It seems rather objective and supports some of what Wintery and Wes are saying and said it in such a way as I can hear it a little better. That is point one and point two do this. But point three explains the problems that I have with M.D. and this issue. So I hope, as we meet in the middle somewhere near God's he […]
Just wanted to add, quickly. Good things can be gleaned from SoS concerning marriage and sex. If I came across as believing SoS can't be used to help marriages, I wanted to correct that immediately. The trouble comes in when you go to ANY book of the Bible with preconceived ideas and try to make that book line up with you ideas. The book of Revelation i […]
No, Wintery. It's not there. It's read in. It is assumed from inconclusive evidence. It is also a traditon of men passed down for some time. I'm also not aware of the sin of the man in Songs (SoS). It is also read in for the sake of a marriage series in our modern times. This is what happens when you take ancient, oriental, right-brained poetr […]
This is turned into quite an interesting discussion. I'd just like to add a few further thoughts, if I may. Regarding the woman who has "socialist views". I would strongly advise AGAINST marrying such a person. Most socialists, especially women, tend to view the world through an emotional lens and make decisions based upon their emotions. Some […]
I love those passages, Wintery, but they lead me to the conclusion NOT to be preoccupied with others' views of God to the point of condemning, counseling, judging, or attacking views and/or character. To me, doing that is using "carnal weapons" instead of trusting God to settle any dispute through his omnipotent power. I love Psalm 37 for this […]
[...] (This post was updated from the original. I added the 7 mutations to the Jewish teaching and practice which I found here: NT Wright’s Case for the Resurrection.) [...]
Wow. Thanks for sharing your story. I wish that there were a lot more women who demanded greatness from men, like your wife did. Women need to demand that men serve and defend God effectively in public, for example. And what about protecting and providing? Not abandoning relationships when it gets hard? And if the men step up, then the women should reward th […]
Unfortunately you are right. I would also add that many churches foster an enviroment wherein men (and women) are encouraged to be perpetually spiritually immature. Like Wintery Knight mentions, though, the only way that will change is to both expect men to step up and then to give them opportunities to do so. From personal expierience I can say that the tim […]
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07/23/2009 • 4:00 AM
Are coerced abortions and euthanasia part of Obama’s health care plan?
The Heritage Foundation writes about it here. (H/T ECM)
Excerpt:
The Maritime Sentry has the latest Michele Bachmann video on that topic:
That’s coerced abortion, at least in the sense that doctors and nurses would be coerced to perform them against their moral beliefs, as well as in the sense that pro-life taxpayers would be forced to fund what they regard as murder. But what about coerced euthanasia?
Ed Morrissey posted this video at Hot Air.
Consider this American Thinker article about how socialists cut costs by rationing health care to the elderly. (H/T ECM)
Excerpt:
I think we can expect that this is just the beginning of Obama’s plans to make sure that the elderly don’t use more than their “fair share” of health care services. Remember, Obama recommended that the elderly take painkillers rather than pay for life-saving operations. And if his bill passes, he’ll be running the show – and he’ll have to cut an awful lot in order to pay for the nine trillion dollar cumulative deficit he’s supposed to rack up by 2019.
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