“Right now, Republicans are trying to throw everything in the kitchen sink and see what messaging sticks,” Evan Siegfried, a political strategist, told Newsweek.
As America’s abortion debate intensifies, Republican lawmakers are attempting to rally their conservative base by highlighting the fact that Democrats’ Medicare for All plan would use taxpayer dollars to fund the procedure.
“Right now, Republicans are trying to throw everything in the kitchen sink and see what messaging sticks,” Evan Siegfried, a political strategist and president of Somm Consulting, told Newsweek. Several 2020 Democratic candidates have introduced universal health care proposals, but the policy unveiled by Senator Bernie Sanders last month specifically includes “comprehensive reproductive, maternity and newborn care.” While the term “abortion” is not explicitly mentioned in the legislation, Sanders has confirmed the procedure would be covered.
Sanders has responded to conservative criticism of taxpayer-funded abortion on Twitter, writing that Medicare for All “doesn't dictate private health care decisions.” Under the current health care system, Medicaid does not cover abortion procedures. Women who are covered by private insurance may have abortion costs included, though it depends on what state they live in and what kind of coverage they have.
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