A priority for one Democratic committe chair in the House:

Stupak was one of 19 Democrats to write to Pelosi last month to say that they “cannot support any healthcare proposal unless it excludes abortion from the scope of any government-defined or subsidized health insurance plan.”
Abortion rights advocates say the bill simply would maintain the status quo, in which companies that offer health insurance are free to choose whether to cover abortion services. And they argue that any government restriction would mean that women who seek abortion coverage could be forced to choose a more expensive private health plan instead of a lower-cost, government-supported one. They also fear that insurers who wished to take advantage of government incentives would be forced to discontinue covering abortion procedures.
Stupak’s proposal has drawn strong opposition from abortion rights advocates such as Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.), who leads the rules committee.
“The starting point for Rep. Slaughter on the healthcare debate was protecting abortion rights,” said Slaughter’s spokesman, Vincent Morris.
“Opponents of women’s health and healthcare reform are exploiting healthcare reform as a way to push for unprecedented prohibitions on abortion coverage in the private marketplace,” Planned Parenthood said in a recent statement.