At the "Health Summit" Today: Nancy Pelosi lies about abortion and taxpayer funding

This was in response to Republican Minority leader John Boehner's earlier comment, which you can see here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAuzY5mzxjw

Here's the Speaker of the House, the self-proclaimed "Devout Catholic"

The Speaker knows full well that she is being dishonest. See our post here .  

And here's Representative Boehner's own blog posting on Pelosi's statement - we excerpt from his posting below the link -  

 FACT CHECK: Madame Speaker, Republicans & Democrats Agree President Obama’s Bill Authorizes Taxpayer-Funded Abortion

Here are the facts: President Obama’s “new” health care proposal would still levy a new “abortion premium” fee and use government funds to subsidize elective abortion.  Just like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) 2,074-page health care “manager’s amendment,” that passed the Senate in December, and just like the original 2,032-page, government-run health care plan from Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA), the President’s “new” proposal levies an abortion premium and does not fix the problem of government funds being used to subsidize elective abortions.

Under the President’s proposal - released Monday and modeled after Senator Reid’s plan that passed the Senate, according to ABC News - there is no prohibition on abortion coverage in federally subsidized plans participating in the Exchange.  Instead the proposal includes layers of accounting gimmicks that demand that plans participating in the Exchange or the new government-run plan that will be managed by the Office of Personnel Management must establish “allocation accounts” when elective abortion is a covered benefit (p. 2073-2074).  Everyone enrolled in these plans must pay a monthly abortion premium (p. 2072, lines 18-21), and these funds will be used to pay for the elective abortion services.  The Obama proposal directs insurance companies to assess the cost of elective abortion coverage (p. 2074-2075), and charge a minimum of $1 per enrollee per month (p. 2075, lines 8-10).

In short, the President’s proposal continues to defy the will of the American people and contradict longstanding federal policy by providing federal subsidies to private health plans that cover elective abortions.  The proposal does include a “state opt-out” provision if a state passes a law to prohibit insurance coverage of abortion, but it’s a sham because it does nothing to prevent one state’s tax dollars from paying for elective abortions in other states.

Comments

[tomfaranda]

I actually saw Pelosi's comments - she spoke just before the President did his final summary.

The dishonesty is breathtaking - but anything goes if your protecting and promoting abortion.

[JOAN PADIAN]

Ms. Pelosi still states she has run the most ethical Congress. She just added another lie to her resume.

[Harvey & Judith]

I did heard Pelosi's comomment.That is one more lie. !!! She does not care about those precious babies, and she wants us to pay to kill them.

Harvey & Judith

[Eileen Peterson]

Took me a long time to realize this: IF YOU SUPPORT KILLING INNOCENT BABIES IN THE WOMB, THAN LYING IS A PIECE OF CAKE!