The conflict of the White House and the Catholic Church over abortion language in the Senate’s bill has been aggravated by a top Obama administration official who praised the new Senate health care bill's attempt to find a compromise. A conflict with the Catholic Church could be fatal to the health care reform alliance as the Catholic bishops have great strength in the Congress. This was illustrated when they were the key to get backing for the tougher anti-abortion language of the House Bill. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops marked the Senate Bill as “the worst seen so far” on abortion. The Senate bill allows "coverage for abortion in federally subsidized health care plans, provided that private funds are used to pay for the procedure.”
by Lucie
Source: Medical News Today November 23, 2009
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