Report: US lawmaker Stupak won't seek reelection

Representative Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democrat who raised anti-abortion concerns about President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul but later voted to pass it, has decided not to seek re-election this year, Democratic sources said on Friday.

Stupak's decision to support healthcare reform gave President Barack Obama the votes he needed to pass the final measure, but it provoked a wave of outrage among conservatives opposed to abortion and liberals who support protecting abortion rights. (Reuters)