Executive Order

No money for abortions.

The Executive Order signed by President Obama on May 24, 2010, two days after he signed "Obamacare" into law is copied, in part, below.

"The act establishes a new Community Health Service (CHS) fund within Health and Human Services (HHS) which provides additional Federal Funds for the Community Health Center Program. Existing law prohibits these Centers from using Federal Funds to provide abortion services (except in the case of rape or incest or when the life of the woman would be endangered), as a result of both the Hyde Amendment and long standing regulations containing the Hyde language. Under the act, the Hyde language shall apply to the authorization and appreopriation of funds for Community Health Centers under Section 10503 and all other revelent provisions. I hereby direct the Secretary of HHS to ensure that program administrators and recipients of Federal funds are aware of and comply with the limitations on abortion services imposed on CHS by existing law. Such actions should include, but are not limited to, updating grant policy statements that accompany CHS grants and issueing new interpretive rules."

In my opinion, the key words in the above Executive Order are; "Limitations on abortion services imposed on CHS by existing law" and "Updating grant policy statements that accompany CHS and issueing new interpretive rules". Since the Order was signed two days after the Health Care Bill became law then "Obamacare" was the existing law. Interpretive rules can change a law into whatever they want it to be.

I believe that the Executive Order which Representative Bart Stupak got in exchange for his vote on "Obamacare" is worthless. We probably won't know for sure until after the election in 2012. If President Obama is re-elected, I predict that Federal tax money will be used to pay for abortions unless new laws are passed or "Obamacare" is repealed. Thanks for your time. Stay tuned - William

I knew I had written this article not long after the fact but couldn't find it on the blog. while looking through my previous postings I found that it had been saved but never posted. Now it has been. Thanks, William