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The Senate Bill Funds Abortions? Nope, and It's More Pro-Life Than the House Version
By David Gibson - Politics DailyThe dispute over abortion financing in the health care reform bills has been a sticking point since the very beginning of the legislative debate, and as this long drama finally approaches its denouement, the question of abortion financing once again appears to be the deal breaker -- or game changer. So far, pro-life forces have largely carried the day, arguing with conviction that the Senate bill -- which will be the version of health care reform that will be adopted if the reconciliation process works -- amounts to a huge, multibillion-dollar taxpayer subsidy for abortion. The House ...
The Republican Who Voted Yes
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(Nov. 9) -- One member of what detractors call the "party of no" broke ranks in this weekend's House showdown on health care reform. Louisiana's Joseph Cao was the lone Republican to say "yes" to the bill. Cao cast his vote after Democrats had tallied the 218 needed to win -- and after passage of Rep. Bart Stupak's amendment forbidding federal funding of abortions. The Catholic lawmaker, who represents an overwhelmingly Democratic district in New Orleans, said the amendment was "a top priority." On his Web page, Cao also said President Obama promised to work with him on the "critical health ...
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