Abortion is once again turning out to be a–if not the–major obstacle to passing health care legislation in the House of Representatives. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) says he (and about a dozen other pro-life Democrats) will vote against the Senate bill if his concerns aren’t met, claiming its abortion provisions allow for federal funding of abortions. And those are votes Speaker Nancy Pelosi can’t afford to lose.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=129761