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An HHS Pork Mandate?

Ahadhaamoratsim Wrote: May 07, 2012 10:47 AM

Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva's paper in The Journal of Medical Ethics posits that only irrational religious or moral objections stand in the way of infanticide. And we know that before he was elected to the US Senate, President Obama vigorously opposed an Illinois bill to outlaw deliberately allowing newborns to die of starvation, dehyradtion and neglect, if the newborn had survived an attempted abortion. It sounds like hyperbole, but it HHS can force a religious group to pay for abortion, why could HHS not just as easily force the group to pay for infanticide?

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An HHS Pork Mandate?

What will come next? Will the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issue a Pork Mandate as part of ObamaCare? Will this be the next shoe to drop? Sound ridiculous? But, wait. Here’s what the pork industry says about pork, “the other white meat.” Pork today compares favorably for fat, calories and cholesterol with many other meats and poultry. While providing a greater amount of vitamins and minerals, many cuts of pork are as lean or leaner than chicken. Pork tenderloin, for example, is just as lean as skinless chicken breast and meets the government guidelines for “extra lean.” In...

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