Jan 30, 2020
In this episode of Life Matters Commissioner Johnston replays the speech of President Trump at the rally and March for Life in Washington, D.C. In addition to the entirety of the President’s speech, Brian also explains the true significance of the Weldon Amendment, which the President requested be applied to the state of California on January 24, 2020.
The Weldon Amendment prohibits a state from forcing private-party insurers to pay for and promote abortion. Many have mistakenly thought that it in someways cuts government funding for abortion, or in someways limits the actual practice of abortion. It does not. It is, in fact, a conscience clause for private individuals and private insurance companies.
The State of California, and Governor Newsom’s insistence that not only should the state pay for abortion with California tax funding, but also force any private individuals and private insurance companies to also promote and pay for abortion is a draconian use of raw political power.