The ACA was already getting a lot of challenges and multiple attempts to repeal it from day one. I imagine that throwing abortion protections into the mix was d

The ACA was already getting a lot of challenges and multiple attempts to repeal it from day one. I imagine that throwing abortion protections into the mix was deemed to be a poor tactical choice at that moment because it would enflame many of the ACA’s political opponents further and perhaps bring new adversaries into the fold.