Nov
10
2009
Obama Thinks the Stupak Amendment Is Changing the Status Quo
The President has said he doesn’t want federal money subsidizing abortion. The Stupak Amendment puts teeth on that principle, which is already in place with the Hyde Amendment. But the President thinks the Stupak Amendment is upsetting the status quo and apparently therefore opposes it.
Confused, confusing, or both?
Update: Ramesh Ponnuru: “In a televised address to a joint session of Congress, he said that the idea that the plan funded abortion was a ‘misunderstanding.’ Only now, when the abortion lobby is unhappy with the legislation, does Obama think it needs to be changed. But he’s not willing to state his position honestly.”