Counting votes on abortion
By Angie Drobnic Holan
Published on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
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The House of Representatives does not have a prochoice majority.
Loretta Sanchez, Tuesday, November 10th, 2009.
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The lights burned inside of the House of Representatives on Nov. 7, 2009, as the health care bill was debated.
Rep. Loretta Sanchez, who favors abortion rights, said that "progressives are really angry" because they believe poor women should have the choice to get an abortion if they want one.
"On the other hand, we have to acknowledge that the House of Representatives is not a majority prochoice," Sanchez said. "And I've told that to a lot of prochoice groups. I would count maybe about 150 prochoice votes. You need 218 to get to pass a bill."
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Researchers: Angie Drobnic Holan
Names in this story: Loretta Sanchez
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