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House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies
Quick ReadHouse votes to prohibit abortion coverage in government run insurance plan
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers.
The 240-194 vote on an amendment by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., was a blow to liberals, who would have allowed the Obama administration and its successors to decide whether abortions would be...
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