The White House’s silence on how its health care plan deals with abortion is causing a headache for Republicans on Capitol Hill.
For many GOP members, an expansion of abortion restrictions in Obamacare is a must-have. But the White House’s decision to leave the issue out of its tentative framework caught Republicans off guard, leaving them in the dark about whether the president would ultimately stake out a position publicly, according to two aides granted anonymity to disclose private discussions.
The fight over the Hyde amendment, which bars federal funding for abortion, is just one of many landmines that need to be cleared before any health…
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