Cardinal Rigali on the Healthcare Proposal

Here's an excerpt from Cardinal Rigali's recent statement WRT House Bill 3200, the Healthcare "reform" bill.

“Much-needed reform must not become a vehicle for promoting an ‘abortion rights’ agenda or reversing longstanding current policies against federal abortion mandates and funding,” he wrote. “In this sense we urge you to make this legislation ‘abortion neutral’ by preserving longstanding federal policies that prevent government promotion of abortion and respect conscience rights.”

“Several federal laws have long protected the conscience rights of health care providers,” Cardinal Rigali added. “President Obama recently stated that he accepts these current laws and will do nothing to weaken them. Congress should make the same pledge, by ensuring that this legislation will maintain protection for conscience rights.”

A link to the Cardinal's letter is also included.

How could anyone seriously think that this bill would be palatable at all to pro-life taxpayers? Or serious Catholics? Rigali is not some right-wing crank. The answer is that there was nothing bi-partisan about the bill; it is 100% ideological.

It's funny to me is when I think about the whole crew of people who get off asserting that the GOP is just as pro-abortion as the Democrat Party, that they are merely a bunch of hypocritical posers on the issue. Because if that is the case, having every American taxpayer funding abortion is going to provide a jackpot for further "posing" opportunities, especially given the recent shift in public opinion on abortion. Uncle Sam pointing his finger at YOU and saying "You will pay for abortions"? Priceless.

I hope the proposed amendments get put in, but honestly--what's the over-under?