Category Archives: ObamaCare
The Supreme Court and ObamaCare: a Post-Script
By Dave Andrusko After three sets of intense oral arguments this week, supporters of ObamaCare profess to be deeply worried. This consternation is often bracketed by a truth adhered to by all Supreme Court watchers: don’t make too much of
AMA Study Undercuts Key rationale for ObamaCare
By Jennifer Popik, JD, Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics This week’s oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court over the constitutionality of the Obama Health Care law (ObamaCare) centered on the law’s individual mandate that every American buy health
Supreme Court Ends Marathon ObamaCare Oral Arguments
By Dave Andrusko The Supreme Court justices Wednesday finished a three-day cross-examination of ObamaCare by jousting over what, if anything, should remain intact should the Court finds the “individual mandate” unconstitutional. The individual mandate (the “minimum coverage provision”) requires that
Supreme Court Peppers Attorneys With tough questions over ObamaCare’s Individual Mandate
By Dave Andrusko By the time the Supreme Court finished day two of oral arguments over the constitutionality of ObamaCare, the only easy conclusion is that the justices asked the lawyers representing the plaintiffs—attorneys general of 26 states and a
Presidential Leadership and ObamaCare
By Dave Andrusko With public opinion clearly opposed to ObamaCare and the possibility that the Supreme Court will declare some or all of the law unconstitutional, the Obama Administration and its defenders are adhering to the old adage that the
Opening Arguments Heard in Challenge to ObamaCare
By Dave Andrusko It could easily be taken as a sign that the Supreme Court is not going to allow an obscure19th century law to dissuade the justices from tackling the constitutionality of ObamaCare. Questioning of one attorney came so
Three new polls Continue to Show Americans Disapprove of ObamaCare
By Dave Andrusko In Part One of “National Right to Life News Today,” we highlight some of what took place Monday in the first of three blocks of two-hour oral arguments before the Supreme Court over ObamaCare’s constitutionality. There is
Two-Year Anniversary of Obama Health Law Marked By House Vote representing Continuing Strong Opposition
By Jennifer Popik, JD, Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics Last week, the House of Representatives voted to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), an essential component of the Obama Health Care law, which became law two years ago.
Opposition Continues to Grow against Obama’s Unprecedented Assault on Religious Liberty
By Dave Andrusko When the Senate narrowly defeated the Blunt Amendment, the rights of conscience unquestionably took a hit. The 51–48 vote temporarily stymied the effort to amend the Obama health care law (“ObamaCare”) to prevent the use of that
Anticipated/Unanticipated Consequences
By Dave Andrusko With the Supreme Court scheduled to expend an almost unprecedented six hours on ObamaCare next week, not surprisingly reporters and columnists are expending a huge amount of time this week on a case running over with explosive