http://www.wrtl.org/blog Life Voice is the blog of Wisconsin Right to Life. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:40:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every day the stakes get higher: *Stupak and his pro-life Democratic colleagues are holding firm -- no prohibition of abortion funding, no vote for Obamacare. *Senate Republicans say that if policy, such as prohibiting abortion funding, is in the reconciliation bill, they will raise a point of order to require 60 votes.  ... http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2010/03/11/will-abortion-kill-obamacare/ Four members of a group called Final Exit Network (FEN) were indicted in Georgia by a grand jury for offering assistance to help John Celmer, a 58-year-old man, to commit suicide.   They were also charged with tampering with evidence and violating Georgia's anti-racketeering law. Three of the four were ... http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2010/03/10/assisted-suicide-news-from-georgia-washington-connecticut/ Today's issue of the Hill lists Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind as undecided on voting for Obamacare. Read the Hill article here.  Real Clear Politics lists Wisconsin Congressman Steven Kagen as undecided as of this morning.  Read the Real Clear Politics article here. No reason is given for Kind being ... http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2010/03/09/hill-lists-kind-as-undecided/ The one who votes for the Senate bill and the so-called "reconciliation" bill believing that the Senate will actually take up the "reconciliation" bill, says Senator Lindsey Graham. He has a good point. Once the House passes the Senate bill, the President has his moment ... http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2010/03/08/who-is-the-dumbest-democrat-in-the-house/ Pushing ahead for a House vote on the Senate version of Obamacare, it appears that Thursday, March 18, will be the date.   As Speaker Pelosi  continues to claim that the Senate bill does not include abortion funding, Rep. Bart Stupak continues to hold firm.  He and approximately 10 other Dems ... http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2010/03/05/march-18-set-for-house-vote-on-obamacare-stupak-holding-firm/ 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 ... http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2010/03/03/obama-calls-for-vote-this-month-on-pro-abortion-obamacare/ President Obama and top Democratic congressional leaders have launched a final all-out push to enact a massive health care restructuring till that, among other things, contains sweeping pro-abortion provisions. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is currently involved in writing a new bill that would make certain changes to H.R. 3590, the health ... http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2010/03/01/showdown-likely-this-month-on-pro-abortion-health-care-bill/ The curtains have come down on yesterday's Obamacare summit mega-drama.    As expected, no new ground was broken.  The President and the House and Senate leadership vow to move forward and have every intention of using reconciliation to ram through the extravagant, pro-abortion, rationing measure known as Obamacare. As stated in yesterday's ... http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2010/02/26/abortion-the-big-obstacle-on-obamacare/ The suspense and intrigue are palpable as the curtain rises on today's health care reform summit. In many ways, this is a drama in too many acts with the life and health of Americans hanging in the balance. Here is how the drama unfolds: Act 1: ... http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2010/02/25/a-drama-with-too-many-acts-the-health-care-reform-summit/ Rationing, pure and simple, says Burke Balch, of National Right to Life.   The newest version of Obamacare released yesterday by the President  imposes premium price controls on ALL insurance plans. For senior citizens, Medicare Advantage plans will "be prohibited from charging seniors more than they would pay for services delivered under ... http://www.wrtl.org/blog/index.php/2010/02/23/newest-obamacare-proposal-threatens-senior-citizens-senate-to-use-reconciliation/