Hyde And Go Seek

We know that current health care plans will crowd out private insurance because Planned Parenthood and NARAL tell us so.  Both groups are concerned that any legislation which includes a private option will eventually make abortion less accessible.  But why would PP and NARAL think that?  The only way abortion could become less accessible would be if the private insurers who currently cover it are put out of business by the public option, something that is not supposed to happen (if we are to believe the bills supporters).  But that is exactly what NARAL and PP suspect will happen.  So if the Hyde amendment remains in force with a public option, abortion coverage will diminish making the promise of safe and rare, unsustainable.  They won't stand still for that.

 

Abortion is the shiniest chalice on the Liberal alter of social engineering.  The liberals would never abandon that sacred cup for anything.  So PP and NARAL will be wielding their checkbooks and influence as both carrot and stick to make sure that whatever plan emerges, abortions will remain a cherished plan in the party platform.  They are already lobbying it.

 

We can therefore only assume that if a public option passes the Hyde Amendment's demise cannot be far behind it.  That abortions will be paid for with public money one way or another.  That the conscious clause will be null and void, driving thousands of health care professionals out of a publicly funded industry.  And that the democrats were telling tall tales (again) to sneak their unpopular agenda past the American people.