[W]e believe that a common ground solution is to include language in the final legislation that makes clear that no insurance company will be required to pay for an abortion except in extraordinary circumstances -- nor will they be prohibited from paying for an abortion, so long as health insurance plans offered in the exchange that choose to provide abortion coverage pay for those services with funds that are separate and distinct from any federal subsidies.
This solution maintains the current status quo in the private market – where insurance companies can choose whether to include this coverage in their plans and individuals can choose which plan (and what sort of coverage) fits their individual needs and values while ensuring that no federal funds are used to pay for abortions.
Lastly, we believe that health reform legislation should not preempt constitutionally permissible state laws that establish pre-requisites that a patient must satisfy before obtaining an abortion, such as parental consent and waiting period laws.
The letter was also signed by Democratic Congressional members Dale Kildee, James Langevin, Artur Davis, and (drum roll please) Kendrick Meek.
The Hyde Amendment already restricts federal money from abortions. What Obama's executive order later did was prevent any federal dollars in the health care bill from funding abortion. Even if the Hyde Amendment is repealed or changed through the legislative and executive branches the executive order would still stand. A future president could sign an executive order repealing Obama's order.
Meek fought to make abortions harder for women to obtain. Calling Meek a progressive is a joke.
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