House pulls vote on 20-week abortion ban

Published January 22, 2015 2:13am ET



Republican House leaders are yanking a bill banning abortion past 20 weeks of pregnancy from the floor and replacing it with legislation blocking abortion coverage from plans offered on healthcare.gov.

Republicans had planned to vote on the 20-week ban on Thursday, the same day as the annual March for Life attended by thousands of anti-abortion activists. But leadership is switching course after a number of GOP women incited a last-minute revolt against one part of the measure.

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