Abortion Adds Obstacle as Republicans Plan to Unveil Health Bill
Abortion Adds Obstacle as Republicans Plan to Unveil Health Bill
By ROBERT PEAR and THOMAS KAPLANJUNE 21, 2017
WASHINGTON — Abortion flared up Wednesday as the latest hot-button issue to complicate passage of a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which Senate Republican leaders hope to unveil on Thursday and pass next week.
The repeal bill approved last month by the House would bar the use of federal tax credits to help purchase insurance plans that include coverage of abortion. But senators said that provision might have to be jettisoned from their version because of complicated Senate rules that Republicans are using to expedite passage of the bill and avoid a filibuster.
READ MORE: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/us/poli...
By ROBERT PEAR and THOMAS KAPLANJUNE 21, 2017
WASHINGTON — Abortion flared up Wednesday as the latest hot-button issue to complicate passage of a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which Senate Republican leaders hope to unveil on Thursday and pass next week.
The repeal bill approved last month by the House would bar the use of federal tax credits to help purchase insurance plans that include coverage of abortion. But senators said that provision might have to be jettisoned from their version because of complicated Senate rules that Republicans are using to expedite passage of the bill and avoid a filibuster.
READ MORE: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/us/poli...
