Obama Calls for Vote This Month on Pro-Abortion Obamacare

In his remarks today, President Obama called for a vote in the next few weeks on Obamacare.   He, Reid and Pelosi are officially stating (to no one’s surprise) that they will use the process known as the nuclear option, reconciliation, or its new name — a simple majority — to attempt to ram the measure through Congress.

The first obstacle for Obama and company is the passage of the Senate bill (H.R. 3590) in the House.   The Senate bill, says Doug Johnson of National Right to Life, “would result in direct federal funding of abortion through Community Health Centers, tax subsidies for private abortion plans that cover abortion (including some federally administered plans), and pro-abortion federal administrative mandates, among other problems.”   Johnson says, “…the Senate produced a final bill that is the most pro-abortion single piece of legislation to reach the floor of either house of Congress since Roe v. Wade.”

If the Senate bill can be passed, it will be accompanied by a “sidecar” bill with changes that can be passed using the 51 vote reconciliation procedure in the Senate.  Senator Kent Conrad has publicly stated that changes to the abortion language would likely not be permitted in the “sidecar” bill under reconciliation.

As calculated in earlier blogs, Speaker Pelosi does not have the votes for the Senate measure at this time because of a death, retirements, vote changes, and the stubborn Rep. Bart Stupak who continues to insist that the abortion issue will cost her 10 of her original 220 “yes” votes.    Other blogs are reporting that abortion is the key sticking point for Obamacare.

Wisconsin Right to Life is initiating a major LAST CHANCE alert to prevent a huge expansion of abortion at taxpayer expense.    Continue to watch our home page for news and ways to take action.

Barbara Lyons