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He is a graduate from Northwestern Michigan College, Saginaw Valley State University, and earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from Thomas Cooley Law School. Stupak served as a Michigan State Trooper from 1973 to 1984. After being injured in the line of duty he retired, and was elected to the Michigan House in 1988. In 1990 he lost a race for the State Senate. He was elected to the [[House of Representatives]] in 1992 and has been easily reelected ever since.
He is a graduate from Northwestern Michigan College, Saginaw Valley State University, and earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from Thomas Cooley Law School. Stupak served as a Michigan State Trooper from 1973 to 1984. After being injured in the line of duty he retired, and was elected to the Michigan House in 1988. In 1990 he lost a race for the State Senate. He was elected to the [[House of Representatives]] in 1992 and has been easily reelected ever since.
Stupak is strongly [[pro-life]] regarding [[abortion]]. In 2006, he received a 100% rating from the [[National Right to Life Committee]]. <ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/MI/Bart_Stupak.htm</ref> He voted for banning [[partial-birth abortion]]s and supported [[President George W. Bush]]'s veto of embryonic-stem-cell-research. In 2009, Stupak co-wrote the Stupak–Pitts Amendment, which prohibits funds from being "used to pay for any abortion or to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that includes coverage of abortion, except in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury,
Stupak is strongly [[pro-life]] regarding [[abortion]]. In 2006, he received a 100% rating from the [[National Right to Life Committee]]. <ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/MI/Bart_Stupak.htm</ref> He voted for banning [[partial-birth abortion]]s and supported [[President George W. Bush]]'s veto of embryonic-stem-cell-research.
Stupak endorsed [[John Edwards]] in the 2008 Democratic primaries. <ref>http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Bart_Stupak</ref>
Stupak endorsed [[John Edwards]] in the 2008 Democratic primaries. <ref>http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Bart_Stupak</ref>
==ObamaCare==
In 2009, Stupak co-wrote the Stupak–Pitts Amendment, which prohibits funds from being "used to pay for any abortion or to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that includes coverage of abortion, except in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury,
or physical illness." <ref>http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=2009_record&page=H12921&position=all</ref> He led a small group of twelve prolife represenatives in the House to thwart legislation unless abortion was removed. It was removed, the group voted for reform and the bill was sent to the Senate.
The Senate would strip the bill of abortion limitations while claiming abortion funding was not included. The bill must again be approved by the House for the changes made by the Senate. Stupak is sticking to his original request for no abortion funding. Obama and the [[Senate]] want Stupak to sign off on the bill through [[reconciliation]] whereby they vote for the legislation and then go back and make changes, such as abortion terms. Since the administration will stop at nothing to pass their bill, it is expected that Stupak will be the deal-clincher or deal-breaker yet again. He stated, "I'm more optimistic than I was a week ago" that abortion will be removed form healthcare reform legislation. Stupak would reiterate, "Everyone’s going around saying there’s a compromise—there’s no such thing." He will not agree to a promise to fix the bill in the future. Stupak emphasized, "My numbers remain firm at 12. These are 12 who voted for it [in November] who will not vote for it unless we resolve this issue." <ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/stupak Stupak: There's No Deal, And I Won't Agree to a Promise to Fix the Bill in the Future, Weekly Standard, March 9, 2010]</ref>
==See Also==
==See Also==