National Journal: Will Abortion Language Cost Cloture For Democrats?
By Jason Plautz
“Abortion remains a make-or-break issue for Sen. Ben Nelson in health care reform talks, a spokesman said today, responding to an abortion rights leader’s remark that the Nebraska Democrat might be open to a cloture vote on a bill that didn’t contain such language.
…Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said that a meeting with a Nelson staffer left her with the impression that while Nelson wouldn’t support a bill without strong anti-abortion language in it, he would be open to a cloture vote ‘We are hopeful that the senator will remain open in that regard,’ Northup said in an interview with NationalJournal.com.”