House leaders put in motion the machinery to hold a rare Saturday vote on the most far-reaching expansion of the health-care system in more than 40 years.
Even so, they were still locking down support Wednesday among a handful of holdouts, with the biggest bloc dissatisfied with the measure's handling of abortion.
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This is an excellent summary of where the House bill stands at the moment. It's apparent that Stupak won't be content with any compromise. He wants women who get insurance from either public OR private insurers to be unable to get an abortion. That would leave them essentially with self-treatment as their only option for a lawful medical procedure. I hope the other holdouts aren't as rigid.
Lori Montgomery wrote a balanced and informative account of the current state of health care legislation and the attempt to expand the health-care system. There is also a sketch of the current main problem, handling of abortion.
A health-care bill that would cover 36 million additional Americans - as one is assured - would be quite good news in my opinion.
Our members have worked very hard on this legislation, and I believe that as a result, we have a strong product that will lower costs and provide greater health care ... More »
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