1. At issue is insistence by the Republican-controlled House to deny funds to international agencies advocating family planning that includes abortion. 2. Bill Clinton wants to include abortion in the package of health-care benefits that will be offered to all Americans. 3. Bush said then that he would nominate judicial conservatives to the federal courts but would not require them to share his views on specific issues, including abortion. 4. But she does know that she wants her practice to include abortions. 5. During that conference, the Vatican campaigned against including abortion in family planning programs and extending those programs to adolescents. 6. He said he sides with Republicans on many moral questions including abortion, but likes the Democratic positions on issues like education, student loans and family leave policy. 7. He said that while elective abortions would not be performed, no procedures deemed medically necessary, including abortion, would be denied. 8. However, House members are still trying to find a compromise on whether to include abortion as a standard benefit. 9. I think we should stop funding people who advocate things, including abortion. 10. If abortion were not included in the basic package of benefits, some women might lose the coverage they already have under private insurance plans. |