Celebration over the Stupak amendment in the House health care bill was cut short this week as pro-life supporters fear the language could be removed.
Abortion rights supporters, including House lawmakers, have threatened to pull their support from the health care bill if language such as the Stupak amendment remains in the final version.
The Stupak amendment, introduced by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), bars the use of federal funding for "any health plan [public or private] that includes coverage of abortion," except in the cases of rape, incest or to save the woman's life.
"The most important part of health care reform to us has been the guarantee that the president made that no one would lose their benefits as a result, and the Stupak amendment undercuts that promise," said Planned Parenthood Federation of America president Cecile Richards to Politico. "I think cooler heads will prevail in the Senate."
NARAL Pro-Choice America President Nancy Keenan used stronger words, saying that the group will not support health reform with "this kind of language in it." Keenan also said the group is willing to work against the final bill if it contained language that restricts abortion coverage.
"We are prepared to stop at nothing," she said.
Click Here to Read More...
Source: Jennifer Riley, Christian Post
The Stupak amendment, introduced by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), bars the use of federal funding for "any health plan [public or private] that includes coverage of abortion," except in the cases of rape, incest or to save the woman's life.
"The most important part of health care reform to us has been the guarantee that the president made that no one would lose their benefits as a result, and the Stupak amendment undercuts that promise," said Planned Parenthood Federation of America president Cecile Richards to Politico. "I think cooler heads will prevail in the Senate."
NARAL Pro-Choice America President Nancy Keenan used stronger words, saying that the group will not support health reform with "this kind of language in it." Keenan also said the group is willing to work against the final bill if it contained language that restricts abortion coverage.
"We are prepared to stop at nothing," she said.
Click Here to Read More...
Source: Jennifer Riley, Christian Post
Leave a comment