BOSTON (AP) — A day after criticizing Attorney General Martha Coakley for saying she would have voted against a health care bill because it contained an anti-abortion amendment, Rep. Michael Capuano (cap-you-AH'-noh) said he'll oppose a final version of the bill unless the amendment is eliminated.
Coakley and Capuano are vying for the seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy.
Capuano faulted Coakley on Monday, saying a vote against the health care bill would have denied expanding health care to 36 million more Americans.
On Tuesday, Capuano said he'll fight to improve the bill but would vote against it if it includes the abortion amendment.
Fellow Democratic candidates Alan Khazei (KAY'-zee) and Stephen Pagliuca (pah-lee-OOH'-kah) also oppose the amendment.
