Abortion Compromise in Senate Health Bill Fuels Strong Reaction From Both Sides
Groups both supporting and opposing abortion rights are criticizing a Democratic compromise on abortion coverage that cleared the way for the Senate health reform bill (HR 3590) to advance through its first procedural hurdles over the weekend, the New York Times reports (Pear, New York Times, 12/20). The abortion agreement preceded a 60-40 cloture vote around 1 a.m. Monday to move the bill forward, the first of three cloture votes needed on the way to final approval of the bill (Murray/Montgomery, Washington Post, 12/21). Tuesday morning, the bill cleared the second hurdle on a 60-39 vote (Whitesides/Smith, Reuters/Washington Post, 12/22). Read more...
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