Problems Remain with Pro-Abortion Obamacare in the Senate

It was officially announced last night that the public option and the Medicare buy-in for those 55+ are now dead in the U.S. Senate. This is good news but the battle is not over. Remaining in the Senate bill are massive subsidies to buy health insurance with abortion coverage for those who qualify and the inevitable rationing due to the establishment of commissions that will make health care decisions for many and the lack of funds to sustain the massive new health care program.

Senator Ben Nelson (D-Ne) has stated that he will vote against cloture unless his amendment prohibiting abortion coverage is added. This is a powerful position because Nelson’s vote is needed for the Senate to pass the bill. A remaining question is whether Senate leaders will find new “phony” abortion language, as almost happened in the House, to attempt to pacify Nelson and whether or not he will go along with it. Don’t count on either Kohl or Feingold to vote against cloture — they are in the bag for Obamacare.

Whatever the Senate does, the bill still has to go conference committee. The drama continues with so many lives hanging in the balance.

Barbara Lyons