WASHINGTON (BP)--Compromise legislation on a health insurance program for children would move the United States nearer socialized medicine if approved, the Southern Baptist Convention's ethics entity has warned.
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"I appreciate the efforts of the conferees to address pro-life concerns in the reauthorization," said Barrett Duke, the ERLC's vice president for public policy and research. "Nevertheless, the bill still represents a significant movement toward socialized medicine that I do not believe most Americans want."
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"I am convinced that thousands of people die every year in Britain who would not die if they were being treated under the American health system," Land said. "The bottom line is that a government-run health system would mean significantly worse health care for 80 percent of our population, with only marginally better care for the bottom 20 percent."
You know it's got to be spot on if the Baptists are hating it.