John Boehner speaks behind a copy of the Health Care Bill

House minority leader says Americans want health reform to ‘protect human life’

The 2,074-page health care proposal by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., contains a monthly “abortion premium” just like the House plan originally endorsed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., according to  House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio.

“Health care reform should not be used as an opportunity to use federal funds to pay for elective abortions,” he said on a blog posting this morning. “Health reform should be an opportunity to protect human life – not end it – and the American people agree. House Republicans have offered a common-sense, responsible solution that would reduce health care costs and expand access while protecting the dignity of all human life.”

WND reported two weeks ago on Boehner’s warning about Pelosi’s “monthly abortion premium” for participants in a proposed government insurance company.

The issue of taxpayer funding for abortion in the Democratic plan has been contentious, with many moderate Democrats who recognize their constituents oppose it concerned about the political injury they could suffer.