Nelson Says Abortion Amendment Discussions Continue, But He’s Not Satisfied Yet

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE).
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Here’s how Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) characterizes the behind-the-scenes discussions that could very well result in a change in the abortion language in the Senate health care bill.

“There are a lot of people talking. So there might be something that comes up, and there might not. I’ve been very vocal about the Stupak-type language, and I haven’t seen anything yet that would adequately replace the Stupak language at this point in time. That doesn’t mean that people aren’t going to continue to work on it, and perhaps they’ll find it.”

Not a definitive statement, but seems like leadership is looking into it.

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