You can watch it now, live, as they debate the Stupak-Pitts amendment which would prevent federal funding of abortion under any Health Care Reform bill that gets passed and enacted into law. The Stupak-Pitts Amendment would prohibit coverage of elective abortion in two big new federal programs created by the bill — the new federal health insurance plan (“public option”) and the premium-subsidy program (“affordability credits”).
Please call your representative now 202-224-3121 and ask them to support this important amendment, regardless of their perspective on the Affordable Health Care For America Act. Don’t know who your representative is? You can find that information here.
Update: The Stupak-Pitts Amendment has passed by a 240-194 vote (with one “present” vote).
Update #2: Some argue that Stupak-Pitts was bad pro-life strategy, because the Democratic leadership could strip the language later. (HT: Michael Duenes)
HT: Justin Taylor