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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHHS official to abortion opponents: 'We're just getting started'
For the first time in recent memory, an official from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spoke at a conference of the nations largest anti-abortion organization.
Our president is fearless when it comes to life and conscience, said Roger Severino, who directs the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. Were just getting started. Severino was a featured speaker at the National Right to Life convention Thursday in Overland Park.
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The Department of Health and Human Services drew both praise and criticism in January when the Trump Administration created a new conscience and religious freedom division of the office of civil rights and proposed regulations to protect health care workers who dont want to perform abortions or other services because of their religious or moral beliefs.
The departments strategic plan also now includes language that says, A core component of the HHS mission is the dedication to serve all Americans from conception to natural death.
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HHS official to abortion opponents: 'We're just getting started' (Original Post)
lapucelle
Jun 2018
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BigmanPigman
(51,675 posts)1. Tell him to keep HIS opinions off of MY body.
Ilsa
(61,721 posts)2. No one is forced to participate in performing abortions. nt
notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)3. You won't take a right we've had for fifty years away so easily.
You have no idea what you are up against. Seventy six percent of women are polling right now to keep roe v Wade .
sheshe2
(84,101 posts)4. My ass!
The departments strategic plan also now includes language that says, A core component of the HHS mission is the dedication to serve all Americans from conception to natural death.
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What a pant load. seriously? They said this "A core component of the HHS mission is the dedication to serve all Americans from conception to natural death" From conception to natural death? Does natural death mean when snap is taken away and healthcare is gone...is starvation and no access to care a "natural death"?
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)5. This sheshe2!
They only care about the fetus, they could give a damn about the lives of actual human beings once they are born. No health insurance? Too bad, sucks to be you. As long as the fetuses are taken care of that is all that matters.
Beartracks
(12,844 posts)6. "Natural death" means "When GOP policies kill you."
That's the GOP for you: promise to take care of you, then kill you so they don't have to take care of you.
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lapucelle
(18,419 posts)7. "Natural death" also precludes the death penalty
which so many "pro-lifers" enthusiastically support.