I've noticed that several "blue dogs" have already said that they won't support a public option that includes federal funding for abortions and of course the Republicans are already using this as a reason to be against the public option; so let's talk about it.

Republicans and conservative Democrats are concerned about letting the Government control medical care and make political based decisions about the care you can be provided in a federally run program.  But isn't their opposition to abortion funding exactly what they say shouldn't happen? 

If my wife's doctor tells her that her life is in danger because of a pregnancy and that the fetus should be aborted; are we going to have to not only deal with this horrific reality but also pay the full price for the procedure because a politicians' likelihood of reelection depends on removing this coverage?  I am pro-choice but I'm not "pro-abortion" by any means and I'd certainly not want to have the public insurance plan cover any abortion someone wanted; but if the doctors say it's medically necessary than by all means it should be covered.

Republicans need to be called on having both sides of this aurgument and the public option shouldn't be held hostage by politicians with wedge issues which obscure the truth and the importance of reforms.