Comments on: The Democrats’ Dilemma: Their Own Trojan Horse Kicks Free http://womensmediacenter.com/blog/2009/11/the-democrats-dilemma-their-own-trojan-horse-kicks-free/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:52:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: amy cross http://womensmediacenter.com/blog/2009/11/the-democrats-dilemma-their-own-trojan-horse-kicks-free/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 amy cross Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:31:26 +0000 http://womensmediacenter.com/wordpress/?p=1020#comment-1100 I'm confused by one aspect of the story...you wrote "It expands the 1976 Hyde amendment, which outlaws abortion coverage by existing Federally funded programs, to middle class women participating in the public option, even if they pay from their own pocketbooks." How can government outlaw coverage even if it's paid out of a woman's pocket--by kicking them out of the public option? I’m confused by one aspect of the story…you wrote

“It expands the 1976 Hyde amendment, which outlaws abortion coverage by existing Federally funded programs, to middle class women participating in the public option, even if they pay from their own pocketbooks.”

How can government outlaw coverage even if it’s paid out of a woman’s pocket–by kicking them out of the public option?

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