Cathleen Kaveny: "The negative prohibition–do not kill — is a necessary floor in moral thinking. But for the very vulnerable, including the physically and mentally impaired, it is by no means sufficient. The vulnerable, young and old, need positive assistance if they are to thrive. And no average family can meet the challenges of Alzheimer’s … Continue reading Down Syndrome, Alzheimer’s, and a Culture of Life
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Separation Anxiety: Abortion Funding & the Affordable Care Act
Timothy Jost: " Under the ACA and the exchange regulations, people will learn whether a plan covers abortion in the same way they will learn about all the other features of available plans: through the Summary of Benefits and Coverage. The SBC is an eight-page, plain-language, comprehensive description of plan coverage, limitations, and exclusions. It is … Continue reading Separation Anxiety: Abortion Funding & the Affordable Care Act
A Conservative Law Professor on the Obvious Constitutionality of Obamacare
Henry Paul Monaghan: "The individual health mandate surely passes constitutional muster under settled judicial principles. The Constitution’s Commerce Clause grants Congress the authority “to regulate commerce ... among the several States.” The Court's precedents establish without question that Congress may regulate intrastate economic activities that Congress (not the Court) reasonably concludes have a substantial effect … Continue reading A Conservative Law Professor on the Obvious Constitutionality of Obamacare
Child Labor, Obamacare, and the Supreme Court
Andrew Koppelman: "What the Court actually accomplished in 1918 was to thwart democracy and consign large numbers of children to the textile mills for more than two decades. Health care is another context in which the fear of federal power creates a serious risk of ravaging the lives of large numbers of actual people. If … Continue reading Child Labor, Obamacare, and the Supreme Court
Pope Calls Health Care An ‘Inalienable Right’
Think Progress: "At an international papal conference on health care yesterday at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI and other Catholic church leaders said it is the “moral responsibility of nations to guarantee access to health care for all of their citizens, regardless of social and economic status or their ability to pay.” Saying access to … Continue reading Pope Calls Health Care An ‘Inalienable Right’
Does Barack Obama's health care bill include $1 abortions? No.
PolitiFact: "The claim that the Obama administration has issued rules for "$1 abortions in ObamaCare" is ridiculous; the administration has simply set a floor for how much money per month of the premiums paid by those who have chosen plans that include abortion must be placed in a segregated account in order to make sure that … Continue reading Does Barack Obama's health care bill include $1 abortions? No.
Faces of Change: Life Without Limits
At 6 months old, Stacy's daughter Zoe was halfway to her lifetime cap. But because the Affordable Care Act prohibits health plans from setting a lifetime dollar limit on most benefits, Zoe can now live a life without limits. Note: DFLA only endorses pro-life Democrats and has not endorsed Obama-Biden.
Who deserves a transplant?
NCR: "But should a child with intellectual disabilities be denied a transplant based solely on those disabilities? Thousands are saying "no" after reading about a 3-year-old girl who allegedly was was denied the possibility of a transplant--even with an kidney donated by a family member--at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)... Health care rationing already … Continue reading Who deserves a transplant?
Illustrating the Success of Health Care Reform
'Obamacare' to the rescue
Spike Dolomite Ward: "If you are fortunate enough to still be employed and have insurance through your employers, you may feel insulated from the sufferings of people like me right now. But things can change abruptly. If you still have a good job with insurance, that doesn't mean that you're better than me, more deserving … Continue reading 'Obamacare' to the rescue
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