Claim: If you don't keep your eye on the health care overhaul bills making their way through Congress, it's easy to find your knowledge quickly outdated. We posted an article Friday dealing with accusations by some conservative groups that the bills would mandate government-funded abortions . That very evening, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a new bill. Government-funded abortions still wouldn't be possible under this version – in fact, it's the only bill that explicitly prohibits the use of taxpayer money to pay for the procedure,
Fact-check: Abortion and the Health Care Bills - FactCheck.org
Verdict: if you don't keep your eye on the health care overhaul bills making their way through congress, it's easy to find your knowledge quickly outdated. we posted an article friday dealing with accusations by some conservative groups that the bills would mandate government-funded abortions . that very evening, the house energy and commerce committee passed a new bill. government-funded abortions still wouldn't be possible under this version – in fact, it's the only bill that explicitly prohibits the use of taxpayer money to pay for the procedure,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Viveca Novak
Date published: 2009-08-04T02:40:31