Moral Outcry

So much for President Obama's claim that federal dollars won't pay for abortion in health care reform.

The Hill - The Senate Finance Committee rejected an amendment to its health care bill Wednesday that would have required women to purchase a separate, supplemental insurance plan to cover abortion services.

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) proposed the amendment with the goal of making existing laws against federal money being used to pay for abortions, and the language in the health care bill, ironclad.

"All I'm asking -- my gosh -- is for specific language in the bill that prohibits federal dollars from being used to fund abortions," Hatch said.

Weekly updates from Bound4LIFE with Executive Director Matt Lockett.

The Associated Press - A western Pennsylvania teenager accused of trying to kill his girlfriend's unborn child by putting a cow hormone in her drink has pleaded guilty in juvenile court to attempted third-degree murder and aggravated assault.

Blair County District Attorney Richard Consiglio calls it "a terrible, terrible crime" and says he wants the 17-year-old Williamsburg-area teen under court supervision until he reaches the age of 21.

(LifeNews.com) -- The Senate Finance Committee today started its debate on the new Baucus health care bill that contains massive abortion subsidies and mandates. During the opening statements, Sen. Chuck Grassley said the bill funds abortions and that it must be amended to make sure that is not the case.

At least six pro-life amendments will be offered that address abortion funding, state laws and the conscience rights of pro-life medical professionals who do not want to be forced to perform or refer for abortions.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Another controversy the President brought up -- he said no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and this is connected to the public option, Governor Pawlenty, because many supporters of the pro-life movement, the anti-abortion activists have said "No, that's not true" -- that the public option that is being considered right now in the House will actually fund abortions.

TIM PAWLENTY: Well, there's an easy way to resolve this. There's a dispute, so just be clear in the bill. If the President is embracing the idea that public monies in public systems won't be used to fund abortions, then we should say that.

The pro-life perspective on this has been viewed by both FactCheck.Org and The AP as having merit. So this is not something people are just making up. There's a legitimate concern about it, but it can and should be clarified.

...The reality is that the Obama-backed House bill would explicitly authorize the federal government insurance plan to pay for elective abortions and would explicitly authorize subsidies for private abortion insurance - and all with federal dollars, which are the only kind of dollars that the federal government can spend.

Doctors left a premature baby to die because he was born two days too early, his devastated mother claimed yesterday.

Sarah Capewell begged them to save her tiny son, who was born just 21 weeks and five days into her pregnancy  -  almost four months early.

They ignored her pleas and allegedly told her they were following national guidelines that babies born before 22 weeks should not be given medical treatment.

Miss Capewell, 23, said doctors refused to even see her son Jayden, who lived for almost two hours without any medical support.

She said he was breathing unaided, had a strong heartbeat and was even moving his arms and legs, but medics refused to admit him to a special care baby unit.

Miss Capewell is now fighting for a review of the medical guidelines.

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