Abortion deal may be hard to keep in health bill

Courtesy Newsvine - business  Mon, 12/21/2009 - 15:42

Twice now, abortion was almost a dealbreaker. This time, it was a dealmaker. But of hundreds of deals cut so health care legislation can stay alive, the hardest to keep may be the Senate's abortion compromise — achieved after 13 hours of negotiation.

The volatile issue remains the biggest threat to getting a history-making bill to President Barack Obama.

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