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Survey: One-Third of All Doctors to Quit Medicine if Obamacare Passes

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A new survey published in the latest issue of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine found that nearly one-third of all practicing physicians would leave the medical profession if Obamacare is passed into law.

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House May Use Gimmick to Pass Unpopular Health Care Reform

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In the event that they can’t garner enough votes to pass the Senate health care bill in the House, leader are now taking procedural steps to allow a “deem and pass” vote which would allow disaffected members in their house to pass the legislation without actually voting for the bill.

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U.S. Bishops Say Current Health Care Reform Bill Must be Stopped

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The U.S. Bishops are calling on the faithful to oppose the current version of health care reform because its fundamental flaws, such as abortion funding and a lack of conscience protections, “vitiate the good the bill intends to promote.”

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Lawmakers Admit They Want to Change Existing Law on Abortion-Funding

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The Congressman responsible for forcing the U.S. House to withdraw abortion funding form its health care reform package last year says Democratic leaders have admitted to wanting to change the “status quo” by allowing taxpayer funding of abortion.

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New “No” Votes Render Health Care DOA

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Hopes for quick passage of the Senate version of health care reform in the U.S. House may have been dealt a death blow by at least seven pro-life members who are now saying they won’t vote for the bill unless it is stripped of all abortion coverage.

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Abortion “Fix” Could Win U.S. Bishops Support of Obamacare

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The U.S. Bishops have signaled that if abortion funding is satisfactorily removed from health care reform, they will back Democratic leadership in support of passing the bill, even if that means using the controversial reconciliation process to do so.

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