Centrist Dems Say Abortion Issues Must Not Delay Health Reform; Conservatives Step Up

[The Pope]

Five centrist House Democrats, led by antiabortion-rights Rep. Tim Ryan (Ohio), on Tuesday issued a proposal that would neither require nor ban private insurers from covering abortion services as long as federal dollars are not used, the Washington Post's "Capitol Briefing" reports. In a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.

More...