Discriminatory And Wrong
Discriminatory And Wrong
To the Editor:
Joe Lieberman and other conservatives, who have the best insurance policies available paid for by the taxpayers, shouldnât be hijacking health care to legislate on reproductive rights. We need to focus on health care, and the millions of Americans who need real reform, and leave abortion where it ought to be â a private decision between a woman and her doctor.
The [Stupak/Pitts] amendment would be a major shift in US policy. It doesnât just extend the status quo, which says no federal funds can cover abortion. It would make insurance coverage for abortion virtually unavailable for millions of women in the new health insurance exchange, even if theyâre using their own money for coverage. Itâs discriminatory and just plain wrong.
Health care reform will expand access to quality, affordable health care for millions of women. It is absolutely crucial we pass real reform this year. But outlawing coverage for a legal, medical procedure hurts women. And it canât be in the bill.
Ross Carley
66 Currituck Road, Newtown                               November 18, 2009