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Why is Stupak surprised that his amendment was trashed ?

Back in November, pro-life Rep. Bart Stupak scored what he thought was a victory and the House passed an amendment to its ObamaCare bill limiting the use of tax-payer funds for abortions.

Stupak’s language not only prohibits abortion coverage in the public insurance option included in the House bill. It would also prevent private plans from offering coverage for abortion services if they accept people who are receiving government subsidies.

Abortion-rights supporters called it a “de facto” abortion ban and mounted an intense but unsuccessful lobbying campaign against it.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/66969-senior-dem-confident-stupak-amendment-will-be-stripped

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But, immediately after the vote, pro-choice Dems expressed confidence that “controversial language on abortion would be stripped from a final healthcare bill” via legislative maneuvering.

Excerpted from The Hill: Senior Democrat is ‘confident’ that Stupak amendment will be stripped, 11/09/09

A House Democratic leader said Monday she’s “confident” controversial language on abortion will be stripped from a final healthcare bill.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the Democrats’ chief deputy whip in the House, said that she and other pro-abortion rights lawmakers would work to strip the amendment included in the House health bill that bars federal funding from subsidizing abortions.

“It was extremely painful for me to feel compelled to vote for a bill that contained that kind of restriction on a woman’s ability to make her own reproductive choices,” Wasserman Schultz said.

“We’re all going to be working very hard, particularly the pro-choice members, to make sure that’s the case.”

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Now, House Dem leadership has told Stupak and his pro-life buddies to take a hike …
Pelosi Calls Stupak’s Bluff on Abortion:

Anti-choice zealot Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich) overplayed his hand. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced today that the House Democrats will move forward without a deal on abortion coverage.

Why are they finally telling Stupak to pound sand after endless rounds of negotiations? First off, Pelosi had the strategic advantage of having very little to offer Stupak and his shadowy band of anti-choice Democrats. Second, Stupak’s alleged coalition is looking more like a paper tiger every day.
http://bigthink.com/ideas/19045

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And, in the coup de grace, Stupak alledges that Rep. Henry Waxman bluntly told him that liberal Dems want the government to fund abortions.  So there, Bart !
Bart Stupak — the pro-life Democrat leading the charge in the House against passage of the Senate health insurance reform bill — said Friday that Henry Waxman — a key House committee chairman —  told him that Democrats want abortions to be paid by a federally-funded nationalized health insurance system.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yDtPRSBKyM
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My questions:
(1) Why is Stupak acting surprised and dismayed by the outcome ?
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(2) Will Stupak himself cave and vote ‘yes’ ?

My bet: yes …

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BTW: Catholic Bishops are OK with the House language, but oppose the Senate language.

“U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has said the Senate-passed health care bill fails our moral criteria and must be changed.

The abortion funding problems in the Senate Bill extend well beyond the premium division scheme.

click for details:
http://catholickey.blogspot.com/2010/03/usccb-clarifies-politico-comments-still.html

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2 Responses to “Why is Stupak surprised that his amendment was trashed ?”

  1. Move over Charlie Brown, Congressman Stupak wants to kick the football … « The Homa Files Says:
    March 23, 2010 at 7:35 am | Reply

    […] Then , House Dem leadership told Stupak and his pro-life buddies to take a hike …  because  liberal Dems want the government to fund abortions. https://kenhoma.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/why-is-stupak-surprised-that-his-amendment-was-trashed/ […]

  2. Reprise: Move over Charlie Brown, (former) Congressman Stupak wants to kick the football … « The Homa Files Says:
    February 8, 2012 at 6:58 am | Reply

    […] Then , House Dem leadership told Stupak and his pro-life buddies to take a hike … because liberal Dems want the government to fund abortions.  Details […]

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