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A key Democratic senator said Tuesday that he won't vote for an overhaul of the health care system if the bill does not clearly restrict federal funding for ending pregnancies.
The comments from Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska was a sign that the abortion dispute that nearly derailed the House health care bill will play a critical role in the Senate.
Nelson told Fox News that he's "very pleased that the Stupak amendment passed in the House," a reference to a proposal by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., that toughened restrictions on federal funding for abortions.
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As if the public option wasn't a big enough obstacle; abortion, the mother of all controversies, will be a huge speed bump in the passage of the healthcare reform bill.
Tis not a good day in the Land of Liberals.
In the end, any public option health care program will offer free medical procedures for any and all medical procedures, including sex-change operations, all abortions and why not even tattoo removal.... everything must be covered. I say this because its obvious, when a poor person is using the federal "public option" as their health care plan, its their only form of health care, so if the public plan will not pay for abortions or sex-change operations, where the heck will the person go to get them done?
I have a problem with this whole issue of government run health care. Fix what's broken. Don't demolish the whole building just to replace a few broken window panes.
You do realize the bill the House passed is nothing but a bailout for PRIVATE insurance companies?
I am so tired of stupid idiotic posts such as these.
This is NOT government run health care.
We would be SO lucky to have government run health care. Take a look at other industrialized countries and how they manage to provide health care for ALL their citizens at a fraction of the costs and they have better health outcomes while paying less money for health care.
Shouldn't he just switch parties since he hates women so much?
I hear the Republicans need new fan club members.
Why do you assume that he hates woman simply because he does not want tax payers fronting the bill for abortions?
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