Contentious Issue

" Bonds Friday that is going -- we're going on all weekend on Sunday. Shaping up to be a very momentous day right there in the capital that is when Democrats are expected to push their health care bill a cross the finish high. Dozens of pro life Democrats though are threatening to vote the bill down. Pro life Democrat Brad Ellsworth of Indiana is proposing a floor amendment to make sure that taxpayer money does not fund abortion listen to this."

" There's things that -- spend on -- things and show there's things you negotiators things you don't. That this doesn't run from from my. About -- for my faith. From my district that. Who's extremely important and critical. And mandatory. That we protect life and that. We don't spend federal taxpayer dollars for abortions -- that's the height of and that's what we have to ensure it in this health care bill if people I am not confident of that. I only speak for myself if I'm not confident they'll vote for the rule book final passage as important as health care is to this country."

" As you can see this is gonna make it a tough vote for a number. Congressman congressman and Cathy cleaver ruse joins me now she's on the family research council he's -- the moment. A moment at a conference of Catholic bishops good to have you here today -- welcome. Thanks for having -- yet -- a little bit about it obviously this is gonna make it very difficult for a number of people to vote for -- and a house you know leadership wants this to go threat. What would satisfy you in terms of a change in the bill. To ensure that none of the taxpayer money that goes into this health care reform would go towards abortion. Well yeah that thing under the Ellsworth amendment Americans are still going to be forced to pay for other people's elective abortions. This amendment is really just a cell game. All it does is require the public option to contract with private businesses to write the checks for abortions so it's really deceptive. I mean it's like saying with Medicare or with with Medicare sometimes private companies are actually. Contacted to do to process the claims that's a stop private money that's still public money yesterday the Catholic bishops called this. A money money laundering system for abortion funding that is strong language they are still a major abortion problem in this bill. -- you know fit. Its proponents of the bill would say that if you get a subsidy to buy health insurance you're not allowed to use. The money for that you know they -- for that subsidy toward an abortion if you why you can pay extra. Above NBI you can receive -- subsidy and then pay above. In order to get that abortion they're saying that you know that any federal subsidy to people receive on anything whether -- home or any other aspect of their lives. Basically go to their bottom line for the treatment differently they say it's unfair. -- nothing would prevent people from getting writers to cover abortions in the future if a bill like this passes but the problem. Here is that the abortion language that that the Democrat leadership will not -- refused to remove. Is on page -- 110 and it says this act shall be construed to not prevent coverage of services in section four and foray is elective abortions so this is a very sneaky way it's very deceptive the way they're doing it but look. Fit that chairman rules committee Louise Slaughter has no problem with this Ellsworth amendment. There's your first clue she is a staunch pro choice activists look at what planned parenthood is saying they are very happy about this bill under this current formulation their latest message to -- supported this congratulating themselves for keeping abortion funding restrictions out of the bell. So what comes down to -- President Obama sees abortion -- essential health care that should be paid up. Paid for by the government this was his promise to planned parenthood on the campaign trail and by all accounts he -- intends to deliver on this promise. This bill that's going to be voted on Sunday -- will be a massive expansion of abortion it covers abortion funding. And the -- amendment is really the deception by Cathy cleaver ruse thank you very much this remains one of the hot button topics. And getting them through."