Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Says It’s ‘Morally Correct’ to Force Taxpayers to Fund Abortion

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D.-Calif.) told CNSNews.com that using tax dollars from pro-life Americans to pay for insurance plans that cover abortion is morally correct. Say what? The reality is that the health care bill put before the Senate by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) would, in fact, provide tax dollars to health insurance plans that cover abortion. The amendment to the bill, sponsored by Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) that would have barred tax dollars from going to insurance plans to cover abortion was defeated yesterday.

CNSNews.com asked Feinstein: "Is it morally right to use tax dollars from pro-life Americans to cover insurance plans that cover abortion?"

Feinstein said: "Is it morally correct? Yes, I believe it is.  Abortion is legal, and there (are) certain very tragic circumstances that a woman finds herself in. Married, with an unborn baby that’s unable to survive outside of the womb, her doctor tells her it’s a threat to her health.  I think she ought to have a policy available to her."

CNSNews.com asked: "So it’s morally right for pro-life taxpayers to have to help pay for plans that cover abortion?"

Feinstein responded: "Please. We pay for a lot of things that we may or may not agree with, and taxpayers pay for it, for those things, as well." Source: CNS News

Feinstein joined the majority of Democrats Tuesday in voting against the Nelson amendment, which was rejected on a 54-45 vote. Sens. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.); Mark Pryor (D-Ark.); Evan Bayh (D-Ind.); Bob Casey (D-Pa.); Kent Conrad (N.D.); Byron Dorgan (N.D.) and Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) voted for the amendment. When the dust settles, many elected lawmakers are going to lose their seats in upcoming elections. People are paying more attention to how their elected officials are voting. Abortion should not be funded by any taxpayer dollars.