Abortion and Health Care

The article, "Abortion Fight Adds to Debate on Health Care" was published in "The New York Times" on September 29, 2009. Abortion opponents within the House and Senate are against individuals eligible for federal insurance to use the money on abortions. Abortion rights supporters say that a restriction would banish private plans that cover the procedure forcing women who have the coverage to give it up. The latest health care bills ban federal abortion financing by requiring insurers to pay for abortions from private sources. However, abortion opponents still feel that the subsidies would help people afford abortions. When it comes to abortion everyone has an opinion whether they are in favor of pro-life or pro-choice. This is where quotes and attribution on opinions add inciting to an article. Whether the author uses direct, indirect or partial quotes, attribution is essential for representing different views especially on controversial topics. Direct quotes are used when paraphrasing would not justify the speaker's intent. Yet indirect quotes, which are paraphrases, are used more in articles then any other type of quote even a partial quote. This is understandable since people are more relaxed in everyday conversation and are less likely to get to the point while having a discussion or giving a statement. One vote needed to pass the bill was Senator Nelson his spokesman said, "Senator Nelson does not believe that taxpayer dollars should be used in any way to fund abortion." So where is our taxpayer dollars being spent? What about the orphans in the United States? Even the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops opposes the bill unless it bans the use of subsidies for covering abortions. What about separation of church and state? Why should a religious group affect a governmental issue?