(CNSNews.com) - The Senate version of health care reform allows federal funds to go to insurance companies that pay for abortion. When asked if he thinks the House will approve this version of the bill or something similar in House legislation, a spokesman for House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said that the final outcome rests with pro-life Democrats.
“Everyone knows what Leader Boehner’s position is on protecting human life, and we don’t do the whipping for Majority Leader [Steny] Hoyer,” Michael Steel, Boehner’s press secretary, told CNSNews.com.
“The question is: Will pro-life Democrats support this version of the bill?” said Steel. “Will they pledge to oppose any health care bill that increases the number of abortions, particularly taxpayer-funded abortions?”...
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