Franks faults Obama, Edwards on calls to cover abortion in universal plans The Business Journal of Phoenix - 8:34 AM MST Monday, July 23, 2007by Mike Sunnucks U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., is criticizing calls by Democratic presidential candidates to have abortions covered under possible new universal health insurance programs. Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and John Edwards support coverage of abortions under their universal health plans in which all Americans would get some kind of health care coverage. Obama and Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of the presidential candidate, made such statements before national Planned Parenthood meetings last week. Planned Parenthood, Edwards, Obama and Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton support abortion rights. Franks, a Republican representing Glendale, Sun City and Kingman, opposes abortion rights and criticized having taxpayer money going toward abortions or abortion coverage being part of some universal health plan. Universal health coverage entails either a government-run health system, mandated coverage for employers or a combination of the two. "Providing subsidized abortions through universal health care would not only endorse the killing of precious unborn children, but it would force t
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