For all the obvious reasons the Stupak amendment to the House health care reform bill has catalyzed both sides of the abortion debate. But when you start to look at the practical impact of the amendment on access to abortion, things start to get fuzzy. Brian Beutler has run the numbers and talked to experts to try to bring this issue into focus. Here’s his report.

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