(CNSNews.com) - Does President Obama support or oppose an amendment sponsored by Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.) that would explicitly prohibit federal funding of abortion in the health-care bill now being considered in Congress? As of now, the White House isn’t saying.

On Wednesday, the White House did not respond to CNSNews.com’s direct written question on the matter. At Tuesday’s White House press briefing, spokesman Robert Gibbs declined to specifically address Stupak’s amendment...

(CNSNews.com) - Rep. Bart Stupak (D.-Mich.), co-chairman of the House Pro-Life Caucus, told CNSNews.com that Democrats who oppose government funding of abortion will try to block the health care reform bill from coming to a vote on the House floor unless House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) allows a floor vote on an amendment to explicitly prohibit abortion funding in the bill.

Stupak was responding to a question from CNSNews.com about White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs’s contention at Friday’s press briefing that the U.S.

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Congressman Bart Stupak is the top pro-life Democrat in the House and he met with pro-abortion House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday. Stupak is hoping for an amendment to stop the abortion funding in HR 3200, the House health care bill, but it appears he may not get it.

The bill contains language called the Capps Amendment that opens the door to abortion funding but has been used by abortion advocates to deny that is the case.

Stupak and dozens of other pro-life and moderate Democrats are not falling for the phony compromise and they want assurances they can have a vote on an amendment that would actually prevent abortion funding...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- After months of no response from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, pro-life Democrats scored a meeting today with the pro-abortion leader. They have written two letters to Pelosi asking for a chance to have a vote on banning abortion funding in the health care bills and they finally got their chance today.

Rep. Bart Stupak, a pro-life Democrat from Michigan, has led efforts to remove the massive abortion subsidies and mandates from HR 3200...