Pro-Life Democrats Still Standing Firm, May Defeat Pro-Abortion Health Care Bill

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The pro-life Democrats in the House are still standing firm against the Senate health care bill and its abortion funding. If they hold their ground until the end and put pro-life principles ahead of partisan politics or threats from President Barack Obama or Speaker Nancy Pelosi, they could find themselves heroes.

With a lopsided majority in Congress, Pelosi should have no problem railroading the Senate bill through the House.

But, led by Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan, a stalwart group of pro-life Democrats is giving Pelosi fits by threatening to vote no because the Senate bill contains massive abortion funding and other problems.

"Some people are saying we have to vote for the Senate bill. That ain't going to happen," Stupak said last week.

The strategy to win over Stupak and his colleagues has, so far, centered on two ideas: deny and negotiate.

Pelosi has gone out of her way to deny that abortion funding is in the Senate health care bill while she and her top lieutenants talk about a companion bill that could be passed alongside the Senate bill and reconciliation measure to pacify Stupak. ...

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