I did want to share the following from LifeNews.com. We at least know where this Congresswoman stands on the issue.
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- While abortion advocacy groups like Planned Parenthood and NARAL, with help from their friends in the mainstream media, have attempted to explain away how the government-run health care plans would pay for abortions, one of their own finally admitted that to be the case.
During a Monday town hall event, pro-abortion Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat, acknowledged that the Congressional bills include abortion funding.
"Abortion will be covered as a benefit by one or more of the healthcare plans available to Americans, and I think it should be," she said.
In a video provided to LifeNews.com by pro-life advocate David Schmidt, local pro-life advocate Ignacio Reyes asks Lofgren about the health care plan.
He says he wants to know if the plan would be "covering abortion, which we know that 90 percent of abortions are purely elective, not medically necessary. Why is this being covered when abortion is clearly not health care."
After applause from the audience for the question, Lofgren said the Congressional proposal was "a basic benefit plan developed by health professionals" and then added that she felt abortion should be covered under the legislation.
That the health care plans will lead to abortion funding has been one of primary reasons Americans are increasingly opposed to the bills.
The Associated Press had issued a news story claiming that abortion funding and insurance mandates would not be included, but released a story last week flip-flopping after LifeNews.com put pressure on the news agency in an expose'.
Last week, LifeNews.com exposed how CBS News is covering up the abortion funding tucked away in the government-run health care plan.
Douglas Johnson of the National Right to Life Committee says an amendment the House plan includes would pave the way for abortion funding.
"In reality, under the Capps Amendment, the federal government would run a nationwide insurance plan that would cover abortion on demand," he explained. "Abortionists would perform elective abortions on government-insured clients, send the bill to the government plan, and get checks from the government to pay for the abortions."
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Prayer for Our Nation’s Health Care Reform
Lord Jesus, You are the Divine Physician,
And source of all life and health.
Guide our nation at this critical moment,
As our government seeks health care reforms.
Give our elected officials the humility to know
That they are servants, not masters.
Give them the wisdom to realize
That every life has equal value.
Give them the strength to resist the idea
That some lives can be sacrificed to save others
Or that killing the unborn is part of health care.
Give your people the courage to speak up
And to hold public officials accountable for their actions.
Save us, Lord Jesus, from the culture of death,
And let every reform in our public policy
Be based on the reform of our hearts and minds
In the light of your Gospel.
For you are Lord forever and ever. Amen
let every reform in our public policy
Be based on the reform of our hearts and minds
Great! Thanks for shedding light in this dark area, Father.
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