ObamaCare and Eugenics

[thundley4]

How abortion subsidies threaten reproductive liberty.

National Review's Bob Costa catches up with Rep. Bart Stupak, the Michigan Democrat who, although not opposed to ObamaCare, has said he and a dozen or so like-minded colleagues will vote "no" if it includes subsidies for abortion:

Stupak notes that his negotiations with House Democratic leaders in recent days have been revealing. "I really believe that the Democratic leadership is simply unwilling to change its stance," he says. "Their position says that women, especially those without means available, should have their abortions covered." The arguments they have made to him in recent deliberations, he adds, "are a pretty sad commentary on the state of the Democratic party."

What are Democratic leaders saying? "If you pass the Stupak amendment, more children will be born, and therefore it will cost us millions more. That's one of the arguments I've been hearing," Stupak says. "Money is their hang-up. Is this how we now value life in America? If money is the issue--come on, we can find room in the budget. This is life we're talking about."

Stupak frames his argument too narrowly. Forget about "life" for a while--the Democratic leaders' position ought to be equally shocking to those on the pro-choice side of the abortion debate.

What Stupak is hearing from his colleagues is not the pro-choice argument that the government should permit abortion as a matter of individual liberty. Rather, they claim that the government should encourage abortion as a social expedient--a cost-cutting measure

WSJ ONline

It's rather longish, but worth the read, and kind of scary.

[ColonialMarine0431]

And also...

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, health-policy adviser at the Office of Management and Budget and a member of Federal Council on Comparative Effectiveness Research and the brother of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

"Vague promises of savings from cutting waste, enhancing prevention and wellness, installing electronic medical records and improving quality are merely 'lipstick' cost control, more for show and public relations than for true change"
-Dr. E. Emanuel, Health Affairs Feb. 27, 2008

"Savings will require changing how doctors think about their patients: Doctors take the Hippocratic Oath too seriously as an imperative to do everything for the patient regardless of the cost or effects on others".
-Dr. E. Emanuel, Journal of the American Medical Association, June 18, 2008.

"Unlike allocation by sex or race, allocation by age is not invidious discrimination; every person lives through different life stages rather than being a single age. Even if 25-year-olds receive priority over 65-year-olds, everyone who is 65 years now was previously 25 years".
-Dr. E. Emanuel, Lancet, Jan. 31.

SOURCE

[thundley4]

And once 0Bamacare is nationalized and is the only care available, your health card will also include which party you are registered with.

[JohnnyReb]

And once 0Bamacare is nationalized and is the only care available, your health card will also include which party you are registered with along with your ranking in said part. Doesn't really matter, DUmmies will always be at the bottom of the list....They just don't know it yet.

Fiixed.