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Healthcare Reform in America
In a news article written for Yahoo News entitled "Obama makes moral case for health reform" written on August 20, 2009, writer Stephen Collinson presents Obama's moral convictions on his proposed healthcare reform policies.
Collinson opened his article with Obama's address before an estimated 140,000 people. This even was sponsored by 30 progressive religious denominations. In line with the tone of this event, Obama attempted to disquiet opposition by arguing that the debate goes way beyond politics -- it is a moral conviction which every human being shares. Obama expounds on this as he maintained than no one person in American should experience financial ruin simply because they cannot healthcare coverage. In order to further disquiet his opposition, Obama also argued that claims against his healthcare reform plans (i.e. these would result to higher rates of abortion, issuing healthcare even to immigrants, and the ration of end-of-life care) were simply "fabrications" which discourages people from Obama's fulfillment of what he deemed as ethical and moral obligations. He further goes on to say that, "I am my brother's keeper and I am my sister's keeper" to bolster this point.
In a separate interview, Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele refutes Obama's speech and maintained that Obama's call for healthcare reform as moral obligation is simply a "gimmick" and Obama's choice of going as far as this means that the White House is running scared as it needs to financially shore up its base.
The article closes on White House's denial that Obama is preparing to initiate a government-run "public option" for healthcare that will compete against private healthcare companies. As a matter of fact, Obama is working on the intensification of his healthcare reform call by reaching the channels of grass roots supporters via online and telephone meeting.
Reference
Collinson, Stephen. "Obama makes moral case for health reform." 20 Aug. 2009. Yahoo! News.
9 Sept. 2009.
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