This week the U.S. Senate Finance Committee approved the America’s Healthy Future Act which was crafted by Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mt.). The bill contains an array of far-reaching provisions which endanger the lives of senior citizens and unborn children. On September 30, 2009, the Finance Committee defeated two prolife amendments to the bill, offered by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah).
Now that the Finance Committee approved the Baucus bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nv.) will need to combine the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) and Finance bills into a single bill. The full Senate may take up a bill later this month.
Be sure to check out detailed analysis from our legal counsel of the Baucus health care proposal and how it will promote abortion and fund abortion with public money:
The Baucus Plan and Abortion–part 1
The Baucus Plan and Abortion — Part II
The Baucus Plan and Abortion — Part III
The Baucus Plan and Abortion — Part IV (Final)