Ron Paul: Repeal Obamacare, End Planned Parenthood Funding

Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul slammed the federal health-care law signed by President Barack Obama on Thursday, insisting that it undermines religious freedom and needs to be repealed.

Forcing private religious institutions to pay for contraception and sterilization as part of their health-care plans is a direct assault on the First Amendments guarantee of religious liberty, Paul said. On my first day as president, I will reverse this policy. Repealing the unconstitutional monstrosity known as Obamacare is a major part of my Plan to Restore America.

Paul also took a shot at his Republican rivals on the issue.

I am the only GOP presidential candidate who has consistently opposed the federal promotion, funding, and mandating of contraception and abortion, Paul said. Unlike Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, I never voted to provide taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood. And unlike Mitt Romney, whose Massachusetts health-care plan contained a contraceptive mandate similar to the one contained in Obamacare, I have never supported any government health-care mandates.

When one compares my record with that of my opponents, it is clear that I am the only choice for Americans seeking a candidate they can trust to reverse the Obama administrations assault on their religious and other liberties, he added.