I agree with this completely—although I guess I’m not familiar with the prevalence of abortion coverage in insurance plans today. Is abortion provided for under many insurance plans? And under what conditions?

Don’t get me wrong; I’m not for people running around getting abortions willy-nilly, but I don’t really think anyone does that in the first place. I can’t envision abortion as a casual decision; I might be wrong, but if I am, I think I’d rather not know. I get frustrated by groups who lead us to believe that for the modern woman, abortion is practically a recreational activity, akin to going shopping or having a pedicure.

pedrosanchez:

yup. It’s sad to me but I know a lot of people who have been freaking out about abortion services being included…which isn’t an issue for those against it at the present time. To me it’s pretty tragic. Read a few articles recently by women who were to give birth to still borns, or babies who couldn’t make it to term, etc. who made the personal, private decision to have an abortion instead. What an unimaginable decision, and how dare we judge… Some articles were written by religious women, surprisingly, who with their spouse, made the decision with their families. I dunno. It’s really sad to me that this service won’t be covered. I think it’s a huge blow for women and their families who face the difficult decision.

patrickwilson:

On Sunday at church, I overheard someone(s) totally raging about how the healthcare reform was going to kill America, the public option would put large swaths of our country out of work, and would totes fund abortions for every man, woman and child, etc.

I’m like 95% sure that the first two points are grossly inaccurate, but the final point is absolutely ridiculous. The House bill that passed, according to the National Journal,

… adopted an amendment offered by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., Saturday to the overhaul bill that bans the public option from covering abortions and private insurers from providing abortion coverage to anyone who receives a federal subsidy. [Emphasis mine.]

Evangelicals, why the long faces? I guess my question—one of genuine curiosity—is why would Jesus vote no on healthcare reform, including the public option? Feel free to make an argument using the Bible as a source, but please cite your sources.