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Abortion could be health bill deal breaker in House
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Last Edited | Imperator Mar 06, 2010 09:13am |
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News Date | Saturday, March 6, 2010 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi keeps insisting that the abortion fight isn’t relevant in the health care debate.
Try telling that to her rank-and-file.
Despite the speaker’s repeated denials, it looks like the final act in the year-long health care fight could once again come down to abortion – so much so that Pelosi invited a group of women’s rights groups to the Capitol on Thursday, along with a number of her closest allies, for a preliminary discussion to strategize about the way ahead.
And a day after Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said he’s willing to derail reform if the bill didn’t block federal funding of abortion, the rhetoric on both sides of the issue was fierce – suggesting that even Pelosi’s usual ability to bridge her diverse caucus might not be enough to salvage President Barack Obama’s top legislative priority. |
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