Harry Reid threatens to kill trafficking bill over abortion language, setting up showdown

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid threatened Wednesday to defeat a bipartisan bill that contains a longstanding ban on taxpayer funds for abortion, setting up a showdown later this week on what was supposed to be a feel-good measure to fight human trafficking.

Democrats and pro-choice allies noticed the anti-abortion provision known as the Hyde Amendment earlier this week, creating a sudden hurdle for a bill that had been gliding toward passage.

“We can debate how it’s in the bill,” Mr. Reid, Nevada Democrat, said Wednesda