Obama Culture of Death Update™: Obama Nominee for Deputy Sec. of State Says Taxpayers Constitutionally Obligated to Fund Abortion
(Hat tip: Opinionated Catholic)
David Freddoso writes at The Corner on National Review Online:
There is nothing pro-choice about requiring others to pay for abortions. But President Obama's new nominee for Deputy Secretary of State believes that taxpayers are constitutionally obligated to fund them. Sen. Jim DeMint (R., S.C.) writes today on his blog:James B. Steinberg, President Obama's nominee to be the next Deputy Secretary of State, claimed in written testimony to the Foreign Relations Committee that Congress cannot constitutionally restrict taxpayer funding to perform or promote abortions. Mr. Steinberg stated that the Mexico City policy, which bars taxpayer funding of abortions overseas, "is an unnecessary restriction that, if applied to organizations based in this country, would be an unconstitutional limitation on free speech."DeMint notes that Steinberg's opinion directly contradicts the Supreme Court's view on the matter, expressed in the majority opinion in the 1991 case Rust v. Sullivan:The Government has no constitutional duty to subsidize an activity merely because it is constitutionally protected, and may validly choose to allocate public funds for medical services relating to childbirth but not to abortion.
This Obama Culture of Death Update™ has been brought to you by Prof. Douglas Kmiec, Eric McFadden, all the fine folks at Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good / Catholics United / Catholic Democrats, and countless other Catholics for whom "Hope" and "Change" trumped LIFE.Previous Pro Ecclesia posts on this subject:
Obama Culture of Death Update™: Abortion Necessary to "Ensure Our Daughters Have the Same Rights and Opportunities As Our Sons"
Obama Culture of Death Update™: "White House Web Site Becomes Pro-Abortion After Obama Takeover"
Obama Culture of Death Update™: Among President Obama's First Official Acts is Promoting Abortion Abroad [UPDATED]
Labels: Constitutional Jurisprudence, Culture of Death, Death and Taxes, First Amendment, Law, Obama, Obama Culture of Death Update™
posted by Pro Ecclesia 3:21 PM
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Catholic Social Teaching™!
I think what we are seeing is the call for all faithful Catholics to step up and get involved. We should have our federal representative's emails memorized and we should let them know our positions. This "stimulus" bill is a monstrosity and should be opposed. We need to move past pointing out the flaws in our government to actively opposing the culture of death. Our inaction is what has allowed it to get as far as it has.
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