The Case Against Casey: John Mccormack Examines Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey's Betrayal of the Pro-Life Cause (Opinion)
First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life 2010, April
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Publisher Description
The recent fight over taxpayer funding of abortion in the national health-care bill revealed not only that pro-life Democrats exist in the U.S. Congress but also that they come in three distinct types: stalwarts, sellouts, and snakes. The stalwarts, led by Representative Bart Stupak of Michigan, stuck to their principles in the face of intense pressure from their party's leadership and banned federal funding of abortion on demand in the House legislation.