Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The talk in Congress of a sidebar bill to attempt to ban the massive abortion funding currently found in the Senate health care bill is escalating. But the prospects for such a bill are dim as the Senate doesn't have enough votes and pro-life advocates worry such an idea may backfire.

Rep. Bart Stupak, the leading pro-life Democrat in the House who has been orchestrating opposition to the bill among Democrats because of its pro-abortion components, first brought up the idea of a sidebar bill.

Stupak has said he has enough pro-life Democrats to derail the pro-abortion health care bill in the House....