The amendment introduced by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) to the House Democrats’ health care bill passed Saturday night in a 240-194 vote. No Republicans voted against the amendment, though Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) voted “present” as a means of protest against the general bill up for debate.
The amendment “explicitly bars federal subsidies from going to plans that cover abortion,” The Hill reports. Rep. Jane Schakowsky (D-IL) took a public lead in fighting it, telling C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” about Democratic efforts to organize against the amendment.
Read the text of the amendment here. See the roll call of the vote here.
