11-29-2008, 02:16 PM
Black Landlord wrote:
[quote=Ted King]
Here is an AP story where they say the vouchers could be used for abortions:
http://www.newsday.com/business/nationwo...3112.story
It's not clear in the article to whom that statement is attributed.
I wrote for clarification but I'll bet they're being bombarded.
I thought about that same thing but decided that it was a reasonable inference that they could be used for an abortion from the quoted response that follows the line after the statement that vouchers could be used for an abortion: "The vouchers could be applied to the cost of an abortion. "I certainly don't think anyone would consider giving it for that purpose," spokeswoman Kate Shepherd said." Why would she say that she didn't think anyone would consider using it for that purpose unless they could be used for that purpose. Seems like if they couldn't be used for that then she would much more likely have just said something like, "They can't be used for that purpose."
Here's another article that comes much closer to making the point explicity - this is actually the first one I read about it initially but I couldn't remember which Google hit it was when I came back to researching so I missed it when I wrote the post you quoted:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008...-vouchers/
"Ms. Cockrum said that while the certificates may be redeemed for abortions, 'I can't imagine that could happen.'"
There's still some wiggle room for interpretation, but my guess is that the vouchers are good for any of the services provided although when they were setting up the program I don't think they envisioned anybody would actually buy and give a voucher as a Christmas present specifically for a woman to use it for an abortion.