{"id":35099,"date":"2025-10-11T22:18:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T22:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/?p=35099"},"modified":"2025-10-11T22:18:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T22:18:30","slug":"the-government-shutdown-is-more-than-politics-its-about-forcing-taxpayer-funded-abortion-through-obamacare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/the-government-shutdown-is-more-than-politics-its-about-forcing-taxpayer-funded-abortion-through-obamacare\/","title":{"rendered":"The Government Shutdown Is More Than Politics – It’s About Forcing Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Through Obamacare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shared by Laura Strietmann, Executive Director, Cincinnati Right to Life<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the federal government grapples with a partial shutdown, the real fight isn\u2019t over budget lines or political egos. It\u2019s over whether American taxpayers \u2014 including those right here in Ohio \u2014 will be forced to underwrite abortion coverage and radical gender ideology through the \u201cpremium tax credits\u201d embedded in Obamacare.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not hyperbole. It\u2019s the direct result of extending COVID-era \u201ctemporary\u201d subsidies that Democrats now seek to make permanent \u2014 without any pro-life safeguards. The so-called \u201cAffordable Care Act\u201d has become a Trojan horse for taxpayer-funded abortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obamacare\u2019s Premium Tax Credits: A Wolf in Sheep\u2019s Clothing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advocates of expanding the Affordable Care Act\u2019s premium tax credits argue that they make health insurance \u201caffordable.\u201d\u00a0But beneath that veneer lies a dark reality:<\/a> these subsidies can flow into health plans that\u00a0include elective abortions and gender transition procedures,\u00a0all indirectly funded by hardworking taxpayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Congressional Budget Office, extending these enhanced credits will cost taxpayers an estimated $350 billion over the next decade.<\/a> But the true cost is moral. Americans should not be forced to pay for procedures that end innocent lives or violate deeply held beliefs about biological truth and human dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pro-Life Lawmakers Sound the Alarm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pro-life senators\u00a0<\/a>and advocacy groups have made it clear: any extension of Obamacare subsidies\u00a0must<\/strong>\u00a0come with explicit prohibitions against funding abortion.\u00a0Nearly 100 pro-life organizations, including Cincinnati Right to Life,<\/a> have called on Congress to anchor these subsidies to the\u00a0Hyde Amendment, which bars most federal funding of abortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And in an interview with\u00a0Laura Ingraham, Ohio\u2019s own Senator Moreno<\/a>\u00a0put it plainly:\u00a0\u201cThe Democrats want to fund abortion on demand.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) captured the stark reality in a recent Fox News report: Democrats\u2019 drive to entrench these subsidies stems from the fact that\u00a0\u201cthey want to kill babies in the womb.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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It\u2019s tempting for local voters to dismiss these fights as distant political maneuvering. Without explicit abortion barriers, taxpayer dollars from Ohio might flow into plans in our communities that cover elective abortions or fund gender procedures. The moral burden is real: those who vote, give, and advocate in our city could inadvertently legitimize taxpayer-funded abortions unless safeguards are in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the federal government reopens under a deal that extends subsidies without abortion safeguards, we will be complicit in imposing a nationwide system of forced taxpayer funding for abortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our voices must be heard!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Contact our lawmakers, including President Trump!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Contact President Trump<\/strong><\/a>
Contact your Senators<\/strong><\/a>
Contact your Congress member<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some key points you can share or model:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany Americans don\u2019t realize that Obamacare\u2019s subsidies can fund abortion coverage. We must ensure that every healthcare dollar respects life, not destroys it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHealthcare assistance should never mean funding abortion. Please protect taxpayers from being forced to violate their conscience.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA subsidy without Hyde-level protections is a blank check for abortion expansion. Please close that loophole.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI urge you to oppose any subsidy extension that lacks Hyde-level safeguards. No taxpayer should ever be compelled to fund abortion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Hyde Amendment has saved millions of lives. Any federal funding bill must include its same protections\u2014no exceptions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour vote on this issue will tell us whether you stand for life or for government-funded abortion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you Cincinnati Right to Life Community!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of you, we continue to be a steadfast voice for every single preborn child \u2014 thank you for standing with life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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