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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:43 PM

Published 11/07/2009 by CNN


House Dems reach deal on abortion impasse

Questions about an abortion-related provision threaten to derail a health-care bill in the U.S. House.

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Anti-abortion Democrats allowed to add tougher restrictions to House health-care bill

Planned Parenthood opposes amendment, claims it would punish women

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"This amendment would violate the spirit of health-care reform, which is meant to guarantee quality, affordable health-care coverage for all by creating a two-tiered system that would punish women, particularly those with low and modest incomes" the group said in a...
House Dems reach deal on abortion impasse [CNN - 11/07/2009]
"Women won't stand for legislation that takes away their current benefits and leaves them worse off after health-care reform than they are today."
House Dems reach deal on abortion impasse [CNN - 11/07/2009]
"We came to the point where we actually had an agreement tonight, but it fell apart" Stupak said
House Dems reach deal on abortion impasse [CNN - 11/07/2009]

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