Washington D.C., Mar 5, 2010 / 12:01 pm
On Thursday, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) commented that he and his 11 Democratic allies within the House are prepared to strike down health care reform plans if they contain any provisions for federally funded abortions.
In his remarks to ABC's "Good Morning America," the Michigan congressman said, “Yes. We're prepared to take responsibility” if the health care bill fails because of his group's opposition to abortion provisions in the Senate bill.
“Let's face it,” he added. “I want to see health care. But we're not going to bypass the principles of belief that we feel strongly about.”
Although Rep. Stupak is satisfied with the current House bill, given his amendment to it that prevents federally funding abortions, he has been vocal in his opposition to the Senate bill. The representative stated on Feb. 23 that the Senate bill is “unacceptable” on the issue of abortion.