Healthcare Rationing

I haven't been following much of the health care debate going on lately in the Congress.  I kind of tuned out after the infamous (or famous, depending on you affiliation) "You lie!!" comment.  But of course, it's hard to miss the talking points being blasted at us by a media more than willing to skim the surface of an issue for what they feed us as "news".

The most recent ruckus I'm hearing about is the mostly Republican backed amendment to the health care reform bill (that they won't vote for) that would deny coverage/funding of abortions.  Isn't this the same party that keeps harping that government run health care will lead to rationing?  Well, isn't denying a procedure the same as rationing?  The difference is just the degree to which it is unavailable.

The last time I checked, it was legal for a woman to have an abortion in this country.  What other legal medical procedure will they ration away from Americans in the name of our freedoms?  How about denying coverage to have a vasectomy?  Let's not be sexist here and screw with a mans reproductive rights as well as a woman's.

So come on, stop being hypocritical in the name of "family values" and just step back and look at what you are proposing.  You're the ones always saying you want the government to stay out of the lives of citizens, so back off and just leave it alone.  Let the patients and their doctors make up their own minds about what legal procedures they should have and stop legislating your view of "morality" on the rest of us while you prostitute yourselves to the health care companies so you can get re-elected.