Pro Choice MyLotters...

I say GOOD. If people want abortions they can pay for it themselves. Why should folks who feel abortion is immoral have to pay for someone to get one? Yes, I am pro-choice saying this. You also have the right to CHOOSE not to pay for somebody's abortion. (But you know the government ALREADY pays for them through medicaid - they won't cover anything that keeps you from getting pregnant, but they'll pay for your abortion).

I'm pro choice (to an extent, situation dependent, and definitely not to be confused with pro abortion) and I think it's great... if true.

The sad fact of the matter is that the vast majority of abortions are more, how do you put it - lifestyle choices instead of necessity. Most women having abortions are simply exterminating unwanted babies.

Public taxpayer money shold not cover this. If a woman is facing serious complications with pregnancy or other drastic reasons that she may need an abortion, I think they it's warranted. Maybe it should be called something different. I don't know.

Hypothetically, assuming we had the public option and a women needed to exterminate her pregnancy to save her own life, I'm fine with that. But a woman failing to exercise personal responsibility and using abortion as birth control, or just ditching a baby the hard way after she changes her mind, shouldn't be publically funded, in my opinion.

On a lighter note: You know, I'm in my 20s and, to date, I do not know of one (unmarried) guy who doesn't carry a condom on his person at all times, hoping and praying to strike lucky! lmao ... Girls, make them wear those things!

The Supreme Court already settled this when it said abortion is an elective procedure and taxpayers are not required to pay for elective procedures. It's against the law for taxpayer money to pay for abortions so I'm not sure why it's even an issue at this point.

I have no problem with it at all. I am pro-choice, but I have a problem with women who abuse the option and use it as birth control. If people on the public option are upset that they will not have access to free abortions, then they need to be proactive and get on birth control, which is something that will be covered.

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I think that anything that drives a woman into using risky alternatives to seek abortion is counterproductive. There is no question that a great many women will continue to seek abortions. The only question is weather they will pursue safe means or unsafe ones. Especially during the first trimester and in cases of a woman's health, the choice for abortion ought to be available through insurance programs of all types.

Even before the subject came up I pretty much figured it wouldn't be and I'm fine with it, as long as there are exception for when a woman's life or health are seriously at stake. I'm pro-choice - as at least one other poster said, as opposed to "pro-abortion" - but I'm certainly aware there are many, many Americans who are very passionately against abortion and I DO respect that. I feel if a private insurance company chooses to offer coverage that should be up to them and anyone who disagrees is certainly free to take their business elsewhere, right? I definitely believe birth control should be covered by all plans, public or private. It simply makes no sense NOT to cover it! Wouldn't an insurance company save tons of money in the long run by paying for birth control pills, patches, shots or devices and not having as many claims for prenatal care and child birth?

Annie

as long as help those who truly need the help for real medical reasons....it's fine with me....
it would be nice if they would include the various birth control options, including sterilization. it they did, maybe there wouldn't be so many abortions...

but, well, doesn't matter what the polywogs are saying about the bill now, they are going to do whatever they want.....
their words don't mean much, rather, watch their actions.

I think the government will just find a way around the abortion prohibition. If a government doctor declares that the abortion is necessary to protect the mother's life then it will be done with taxpayer's money. I fear that government doctors will be pressured to declare almost all abortions to be medically necessary.

I'm cool with it, shyt most insurances (private) won't pay for it.