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Issue of abortion funding in health care reform is not settled
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President Obama is not satisfied with Stupak amendment.
In a recent interview with ABC News, he stated his objection to language in the recently passed House health care bill that would strictly limit the purchasing of insurance policies that cover abortion.
The President stated that the bill should be changed so that "we're not changing the status quo." "I want to make sure that the provision that emerges meets that test," he said, "that we are not in some way sneaking in funding for abortions, but, on the other hand, that we're not restricting women's insurance choices."
In a related story, Rep. Lynn Woolsey is criticizing the United States Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) for their efforts to push support for the Stupak amendment and prohibitions against taxpayer funded abortion. Her statement suggest that the IRS should look more closely at efforts to influence legislation; not just elections.
Both of these stories highlight that fact that the funding of abortion in the health care reform debate is far from over. This is could end up being the one issue that leads to the failure of any meaningful health care reform. As the negotiation drag on and we get closer and closer to the mid-term elections, we can expect to see the most vulnerable on both sides of the aisle begin to weigh their decisions and support in terms of their re-electability.
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