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Washington (CNN) -- Anti-abortion Democrats will be allowed to offer an amendment during the House health-care debate Saturday that would ban most abortion coverage from the public option and other insurance providers in the new so-called "exchange" the legislation would create, three Democratic sources told CNN.
The prohibition would exclude cases of rape, incest or if the mother's life is in danger, known as "Hyde" language.
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Nov 8th, 2009 - Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives narrowly endorsed on Saturday the biggest healthcare overhaul in decades, giving President Barack Obama a crucial victory in a battle that now moves to the Senate. By a 220-215 vote...
Abortion threatens House health care bill
Nov 5th, 2009 - CNN
Washington (CNN) -- The issue of abortion threatened to derail House Democrats' health care bill Friday unless staunchly anti-abortion Democrats and the U.S. Conference...House poised to pass historic health-care reform bill
Nov 7th, 2009 - MiamiHerald
WASHINGTON -- With a personal push from President Barack Obama, the House of Representatives Saturday inched closer to passing historic health care legislation that would guarantee virtually all Americans access to care.
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Nov 7th, 2009 - MSNBC
WASHINGTON - Capping months of struggle, Democrats in the House of Representatives cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a vote on sweeping health care legislation...
Health Care Nears Major Vote
Nov 7th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives headed toward a historic vote scheduled for Saturday on a bill overhauling the health-care system after House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking the vote.
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