girl germs is dead
07-22-2001, 06:07 PM
yes, i'm a big fool! woohoo!
in other news...
Bush Plan Allows States to Give 'Unborn Child' Medical Coverage
By ROBERT PEAR
<i>WASHINGTON, July 5 - The Bush administration has drafted a new policy that would allow states to define "an unborn child" as a person eligible for medical coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Federal officials said the change would increase insurance coverage for prenatal care and deliveries, by allowing states to cover pregnant women who are not eligible for Medicaid or the children's health program.
But critics said the change was a backdoor effort to advance the administration's anti-abortion agenda and to establish a legal precedent for recognizing the fetus as a person.
The administration's plans are set forth in an undated draft letter to state health officials from Dennis G. Smith, who supervises the program as director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations at the Health Care Financing Administration.
"The purpose of this letter is to announce a new opportunity to provide health care coverage to low- income children," Mr. Smith writes.
The draft letter states that Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, wants to allow an unborn child to qualify as a "targeted low-income child" eligible for the Children's Health Insurance Program.
"This would mean that regardless of the age of the mother, eligibility for the unborn child may be established, thereby making services including prenatal care and delivery available," Mr. Smith explained.
In his draft letter, Mr. Smith, a former Medicaid director in Virginia, says the Bush administration intends to issue the new policy in a notice of proposed rule-making in the Federal Register in the near future.
William A. Pierce, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, confirmed that Mr. Thompson was considering the change.
"The purpose is simple," Mr. Pierce said. "This will increase access to prenatal care for pregnant women, the ultimate goal being healthier babies and healthier children. It could help many pregnant women who are not eligible for Medicaid or the children's health program."
Douglas D. Johnson, legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee, said he was unaware of the administration's plan. He endorsed the goal, however, saying, "An unborn child ought to be recognized as a full-fledged member of the human family in law and public policy."
But Laurie Rubiner, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, an advocacy and education group that supports abortion rights, said: "This is a backdoor attempt by the Bush administration to perpetuate its opposition to abortion rights. The real goal is to establish a legal precedent for granting personhood to fetuses."
Secretary Thompson opposes abortion. Mr. Pierce, the spokesman for Mr. Thompson, said the secretary was not trying to make a philosophical statement on abortion, but "wants to give states as much flexibility as possible to increase access to prenatal care."
The letter does not say how old a fetus must be to qualify. Some officials want to specify that a fetus could qualify at a very early stage of development, soon after conception......</i>
i would like to buy the whole bush administration <a href="http://www.fetussoap.com/">this</a>.
what's worse than having sex with a dead baby?
sneaking out of the morgue.
(i am going to hell)
This message was edited by girl germs is dead on 8-3-01 @ 9:47 AM
in other news...
Bush Plan Allows States to Give 'Unborn Child' Medical Coverage
By ROBERT PEAR
<i>WASHINGTON, July 5 - The Bush administration has drafted a new policy that would allow states to define "an unborn child" as a person eligible for medical coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Federal officials said the change would increase insurance coverage for prenatal care and deliveries, by allowing states to cover pregnant women who are not eligible for Medicaid or the children's health program.
But critics said the change was a backdoor effort to advance the administration's anti-abortion agenda and to establish a legal precedent for recognizing the fetus as a person.
The administration's plans are set forth in an undated draft letter to state health officials from Dennis G. Smith, who supervises the program as director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations at the Health Care Financing Administration.
"The purpose of this letter is to announce a new opportunity to provide health care coverage to low- income children," Mr. Smith writes.
The draft letter states that Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, wants to allow an unborn child to qualify as a "targeted low-income child" eligible for the Children's Health Insurance Program.
"This would mean that regardless of the age of the mother, eligibility for the unborn child may be established, thereby making services including prenatal care and delivery available," Mr. Smith explained.
In his draft letter, Mr. Smith, a former Medicaid director in Virginia, says the Bush administration intends to issue the new policy in a notice of proposed rule-making in the Federal Register in the near future.
William A. Pierce, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, confirmed that Mr. Thompson was considering the change.
"The purpose is simple," Mr. Pierce said. "This will increase access to prenatal care for pregnant women, the ultimate goal being healthier babies and healthier children. It could help many pregnant women who are not eligible for Medicaid or the children's health program."
Douglas D. Johnson, legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee, said he was unaware of the administration's plan. He endorsed the goal, however, saying, "An unborn child ought to be recognized as a full-fledged member of the human family in law and public policy."
But Laurie Rubiner, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, an advocacy and education group that supports abortion rights, said: "This is a backdoor attempt by the Bush administration to perpetuate its opposition to abortion rights. The real goal is to establish a legal precedent for granting personhood to fetuses."
Secretary Thompson opposes abortion. Mr. Pierce, the spokesman for Mr. Thompson, said the secretary was not trying to make a philosophical statement on abortion, but "wants to give states as much flexibility as possible to increase access to prenatal care."
The letter does not say how old a fetus must be to qualify. Some officials want to specify that a fetus could qualify at a very early stage of development, soon after conception......</i>
i would like to buy the whole bush administration <a href="http://www.fetussoap.com/">this</a>.
what's worse than having sex with a dead baby?
sneaking out of the morgue.
(i am going to hell)
This message was edited by girl germs is dead on 8-3-01 @ 9:47 AM