Amendment blocks federal funding for abortions Associated Press - ‎7Nov09‎ A law called the Hyde amendment — which must be renewed annually — bars federal funding for abortion except in cases of rape, incest or if the mother's life ... Abortion Fight Erupts in Health Care Debate New York Times Up-or-down vote on an amendment to block abortion funding approved The Hill The Weekly Standard - BP Newsall 7,632 news articles »

Amendment blocks federal funding for abortions YouTube @CLIP - ‎7Nov09 ‎ President Obama lists the reasons why the House should pass the health care reform bill on the eve of a historic vote on health care. He notes that this is the first time a health care reform bill has made it all the way through all of the House committees and to the House floor. Obama said he had visited with House members and reminded them that this is a once in a generation chance to make such a beneficial change. “ There was some compromise language from different proposals that we thought would be satisfactory, our understanding was that we had an agreement. Two hours later it was not an agreement,” Stupak said as the clock neared 1 a.m. Saturday. Related YouTube @CLIP (video) below -> @SOURCE: http:// thehill.twi.bz/c