Bart Stupak News

TO HEALTH, NATIONAL AND POLITICAL EDITORS: Bill WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the House of and Lipinski amendment to the "Affordable Health Care for America Act" . The amendment maintains the current policy of preventing federal funding for abortion and for benefits packages that include abortion.

The bipartisan abortion amendment passed during Saturday's health care debate was co-sponsored by Rep.

"We will pass health-care reform." Obama told the lawmakers they should approve the legislation now so he can sign a bill by the end of the year, White House spokesman Bill Burton said.

In this Oct. 29, 2009, file photo House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md. speaks during a news conference about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington.

A bipartisan coalition sought to impose stricter abortion limits on insurance sold under a new healthcare bill Saturday, hoping to leave their imprint on legislation otherwise crafted largely by more liberal lawmakers.

Where are we on the abortion standoff? Still fighting, from all reports. Politico reports that leadership has twisted arms in the vast majority of the caucus which is pro-choice, and Stupak won't be the poison pill .

In an encouraging development, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been forced to agree to a vote on fellow Democrat Bart Stupak's amendment that would prevent the health-care legislation from leading to widespread federal funding of abortion.

Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 11:56 a.m. MARQUETTE -- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is better known to most as President Obama's plan to stimulate the economy.A It's been a hot topic, to say the very least, but now that the funding is available, folks are interested in how they can get their hands on some of the cash.

The question of abortion coverage in the health care bill has bedeviled top Democrats for weeks.

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Public Health Article Date: 06 Nov 2009 - 4:00 PST As House Democrats move towards a weekend vote, they must resolve a series of outstanding issues, The Hill reports.

The sweeping health care overhaul package before Congress is under an 11th-hour attack over a pair of emotional issues, abortion and immigration, that are complicating Democrats' efforts to piece together the coalition they need to pass the bill.

Washington -- House leaders continued to work Tuesday to satisfy demands from some Democrats that health care legislation specifically bar the use of taxpayer money for abortions.

Eighth District U.S. Rep. Brad Ellsworth , who owns a 100 percent Pro-Life voting record, has pledged to withhold his support for the pending healthcare legislation now being considered by Congress unless his concerns about taxpayer funding for abortions are addressed.

Would abortions be easier or harder to obtain under the health care overhaul legislation that the House of Representatives is likely to consider later this week? It depends on how one interprets the bill.

Rep. Bart Stupak speaks to students on steps of Capitol. The leading pro-life Democrat in the House of Representatives said he has spoken with the White House and House Democratic leaders in recent days about his amendment to explicitly prohibit abortion funding in the health care reform bill, but there is still no agreement, and he still intends ...

Nancy Pelosi is hoping to pass the House version of Obamacare in a vote this Friday, but funding for abortion could derail the whole thing : While House leaders are moving toward a vote on health-care legislation by the end of the week, enough Democrats are threatening to oppose the measure over the issue of abortion to create a question about its ...

" Some U.S. Health Insurers Deny Coverage to Abuse Victims, White House Notes ," Patricia Zengerle, Reuters ' "Front Row Washington" : During a webchat advocating health reform legislation, White House domestic policy adviser Valerie Jarrett said that it is legal in some states for insurance companies to deny coverage to victims of domestic ...

Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Article Date: 04 Nov 2009 - 3:00 PST House Democrats are nearing a compromise over abortion language in the chamber's health care reform bill , CongressDaily reports.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer dodged a question about whether it is morally right to force taxpayers to pay for any part of a health insurance plan that covers abortion, which the House health care bill does, according to FactCheck.org, the Congressional Research Service, and even pro-life fellow ...

Struggling to finish their big health care legislation, House Democratic leaders signaled Tuesday that they were prepared to make several changes to the bill to satisfy abortion opponents, including many Democrats, who had threatened to block it.