Historic MA election signals the beginning of the end of pro-abortion Obamacare

New York Times: Planned Parenthood issued a statement decrying the results in Massachusetts and urging Democrats to prevail in passing health care legislation. Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, said: “The Planned Parenthood Action Fund is deeply disappointed by tonight’s results in the election to fill the seat of the late Senator Edward Kennedy, whose passion for ensuring access to health care, including reproductive health care, was unmatched. While we respect the choice of the people of Massachusetts, the fight for affordable, quality health care coverage for all, including women’s reproductive health, is bigger than any one election. We must rededicate our commitment to Senator Kennedy’s goal.”

BDF response:  At least Planned Parenthood is candid about abortion funding in the Senate health care bill.  Senator-elect Scott Brown’s historic election makes it virtually impossible for either version of the current bills to get through the Senate.  The attention now turns to the House.  When asked whether the House could pass the Senate bill in order to get it to the President’s desk, pro-life Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak replied today “I don’t think it could get a hundred votes.”  For the record, that’s less than half of the votes needed to pass a bill on the floor of the House of Representatives.