CNS News - Yes, We Need Health Care Reform But Not This Law, Critics Say After Repeal Vote

By Susan Jones

(CNSNews.com) While the Obama administration warns about rising costs and insurance company discrimination if the Democrats health care law is repealed, critics of the new law say thats not the point.

Most Americans agree the nations health care system needs reforming, said a conservative civil liberties group. But the big-government approach, with its mandate that everyone must buy insurance, is not the way to go about it, a number of critics said in statements released after the House voted to repeal Obamacare.

"A clear majority of members in the House -- as well as most Americans -- understand that health care reform must happen, but the pro-abortion, government-run ObamaCare falls short in so many areas, said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ. This repeal vote emphasizes a legislative commitment to derail ObamaCare -- whether it's through the repeal process or, as some are advocating, by defunding the law.

Sekulow called for an end to ObamaCare and a fresh start for health care reform.

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