As I’m sure everyone (at least in the US) is well aware, Scott Brown just became the newest Senator from Massachusetts. His seat was opened when Sen. Ted Kennedy (who lead much of the push for the healthcare bill, and was a political mentor to Obama) died. His death increased the demand for a comprehensive… Continue reading Number 41
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The Healthcare Debacle Comes Home for Christmas
We can expect that today, along strict party lines (with Lieberman and Sanders voting as they caucus) the Democratic Party will pass a pretty shameful health bill. It’s shameful for a number of reasons, but here are a few. They’re more or less in their order of importance: First, it pays for abortions. Turns out… Continue reading The Healthcare Debacle Comes Home for Christmas
Healthcare: His Amendment’s Good, but Casey’s Unprincipled
The USCCB has really done a good job with this, a side-by-side comparison of the Hyde Amendment, Congress’ own health plan, and the Nelson/Hatch/Casey amendment, which was tabled by the Senate last Tuesday. Its point is glaringly obvious: the Nelson/Hatch/Casey amendment is almost verbatim the same as what the Senate just reaffirmed in the Consolidated… Continue reading Healthcare: His Amendment’s Good, but Casey’s Unprincipled
Rep. Kennedy, Bishop Tobin, and the Media
Rep. Patrick Kennedy is a pro-choice Catholic. He’s got a good bishop, Bp. Tobin, up there in Rhode Island, who’s been quietly trying to get Kennedy to either shape up or not show up for Communion. Bp. Tobin finally became much more vocal about his troubles with Kennedy after the latter attacked the importance of… Continue reading Rep. Kennedy, Bishop Tobin, and the Media
Why “Abortion Neutrality” is a Healthcare Myth
In the current healthcare debate, both sides of the abortion debate claim to be preserving the status quo while the other side is hijacking it to advance their abortion-related agenda. In reality, both sides are correct that there’s no truly neutral abortion option: government funding for healthcare either includes abortion as federally-funded healthcare (against the… Continue reading Why “Abortion Neutrality” is a Healthcare Myth
How Should Christians Feel About the Healthcare Bill?
I. What Does it Mean That Health-Care is a Right?Catholics believe that health care is a right. Many other Christians probably feel the same way, whether they define it precisely like that or not. Where there is a lot of legitimate disagreement is on the appropriate level of care to provide, how much money to… Continue reading How Should Christians Feel About the Healthcare Bill?