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Capuano: I'll oppose health bill over abortion
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A day after criticizing Attorney General Martha Coakley for saying she would have voted against a health care reform bill because it contained an anti-abortion amendment, Rep. Michael Capuano (cap-you-AH'-noh) said through an aide that he'll oppose a final version of the bill unless the amendment is eliminated.