Republicans not ‘pro-life’

Republicans’ Trumpcare legislation proves they are not “pro-life.” The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office determined that it would take away 22 million people’s health care. Republicans’ Trumpcare would provide worse coverage and raise costs.

Poor people, including fetuses, pregnant women, children and older adults, will definitely die as a result. Hardest hit will be poor people in states where Republican governors and legislatures have already cut Medicaid after Obama’s Affordable Care Act went into effect.

The facts are clear. Republicans know that their legislation will cause many, many deaths. But they don’t care because a major purpose is to spend less on saving lives in order to cut taxes for the very richest people.

So don’t let anybody tell you Republicans are “pro-life.” They are not. They are willing to kill fetuses and people of all ages in order to serve the richest, greediest people.

Glen Anderson

Lacey, Wash.