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Defend America on Monday, March 08, 2010 11:55:28 PM
Stupak: Health bill abortion fight can be resolved
By JOHN FLESHER
(AP)
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3 hours ago
TAWAS CITY, Mich. — Prospects are good for resolving a dispute over
abortion that has led some House Democrats to threaten to withhold
support of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a key
Michigan Democrat said Monday.
Rep. Bart Stupak said he expects
to resume talks with House leaders this week in a quest for wording
that would impose no new limits on abortion rights but also would not
allow use of federal money for the procedure.
"I'm more
optimistic than I was a week ago," Stupak said in an interview between
meetings with constituents in his northern Michigan district. He was
hosting a town hall meeting Monday night at a local high school.
"The
president says he doesn't want to expand or restrict current law (on
abortion). Neither do I," Stupak said. "That's never been our position.
So is there some language that we can agree on that hits both points —
we don't restrict, we don't expand abortion rights? I think we can get
there."
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