Article snippet: A new fight over abortion has thrown a late obstacle into negotiations on the year-end stopgap spending deal days before a possible government shutdown. House Republicans say two ObamaCare measures that Senate GOP leaders are expected to attach to the stopgap as part of a deal with Sen. MORE (R-Maine) must include Hyde Amendment language prohibiting the use of federal funds for abortion. It would be a “stone cold nonstarter” for many House Republicans to vote for a stopgap that includes the ObamaCare measures without the abortion restrictions, said one House GOP appropriations aide. But Democrats oppose including the language, which they see as an expansion of the existing Hyde Amendment. They argue including the language could discourage private insurers from covering abortions and insist they won’t back the stopgap if it is added. Senate Democratic Leader MORE (N.Y.) said Tuesday that adding Hyde language would “kill it altogether.” Senate Republicans need at least eight Democrats or independents to back the stopgap to overcome a filibuster. The government will shut down on Saturday unless a new funding measure is approved. The two ObamaCare measures are part of a deal between Senate GOP leaders and Collins that won her support for the tax-cut bill. The first is a bill sponsored by Sens. MORE (D-Wash.) that would reimburse insurers for giving discounted deductibles and copays to low-income patients. The second bill would give states billions of dollars to hel... Link to the full article to read more