From what I understand, the issue at hand is federal funding for abortion and nothing else. Federal funding for abortion is not legal now. The original bill would have gotten around the current restrictions, hence the concern of the Bishops (representing a significant portion of the hospitals in the US who do not and will not perform abortions).
The original bill would have, for the first time, made federal funding for abortion the law of the land. So, in answer to your question... no, abortion need not shape the debate. It wasn't those on the pro-life side who chose to make it part of the issue but those on the pro-choice side.
Finally, the bill you have posted is not the entire bill.
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From what I understand, the issue at hand is federal funding for abortion and nothing else. Federal funding for abortion is not legal now. The original bill would have gotten around the current restrictions, hence the concern of the Bishops (representing a significant portion of the hospitals in the US who do not and will not perform abortions).
The original bill would have, for the first time, made federal funding for abortion the law of the land. So, in answer to your question... no, abortion need not shape the debate. It wasn't those on the pro-life side who chose to make it part of the issue but those on the pro-choice side.
Finally, the bill you have posted is not the entire bill.
November 9, 2009 - 7:49amThis Comment
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