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Warnings that Pelosi's last-minute turnaround was not a true abandonment of her abortion allies, but a temporary concession to keep the struggling bill alive into the Senate with its larger pro-abortion majority. Full Story

US Congress Passes Health Care Reform Bill 220 - 215

The U.S. House passed the historic health care reform bill this evening by a very close 220 to 215 vote. The Democrats needed 218 votes to pass the bill. One Republican voted for the bill. Full Story

Stupak Amendment to Health Care Bill Passes 240 - 194 Saturday Evening

The Stupak-Pitts Amendment that would prohibit coverage of elective abortion in two big new federal programs created by the Democrat's health reform bill passed by a wide margin of 240 to 194 Saturday evening. Full Story

NY Times: Dems Banking on Later Squeezing Pro-Life Language Out of Bill in Committee

As it slowly becomes clear that Democrat leadership banks on later squeezing the Stupak amendment out of the bill in committee, some leaders warn that the bill - with a whole bundle of dangers besides the federal abortion funding - is still too much of a threat. Full Story

USCCB Spokesman: "Definitely Not True" that Bishops Support Bill As it Stands

This morning, Politico's Live Pulse announced news of a USCCB communication with the headline "Bishops Endorse the Bill," going on to say that the bishops "delivered a critical endorsement to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi." Full Story

TIME Got it Wrong - Prof. George Opposed Grandiose Kennedy Funeral

Princeton Professor Robert P. George is "not pleased" with TIME's Amy Sullivan's "selective" use of a quote from him in her article "A Tale of Two Priests". As well, contrary to the impression given in Sullivan's article, George opposed the way the Kennedy funeral was done and strongly supports Archbishop Burke's emphasis that pro-abortion politicians be denied communion. Full Story

USCCB Condemnation Tears Facade off "Phony" Abortion Compromise for Health Bill

NRLC's Douglas Johnson called the "compromise" Ellsworth Amendment "a political fig leaf made out of cellophane." Full Story

Health Care Bill Includes Monthly Abortion Premium: House Minority Leader Boehner

According to House Republican Leader John Boehner, the government-run health care bill being considered in Congress would include "a monthly abortion premium ... [to] be charged of all enrollees in the government-run plan." Full Story

TIME Article Setting Burke Against O'Malley Called "Tactical strike" on Behalf of Catholic Left

Deal Hudson indicates it is no coincidence that the article was published at the same time as Planned Parenthood is also working to divide Catholics on the abortion issue and Catholic US House leader Nancy Pelosi is attempting to ram her abortion paying health care bill through Congress. Full Story


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