Bart Stupak on the HHS mandate "double-cross"

This opinion piece by former Congressman Bart Stupak -- a pro-life Democrat whose support was crucial to the passage of the Affordable Care Act -- appears in USA Today.  Here's a bit:

I had hoped that more of my Democratic colleagues would object to the way the contraception mandate has been applied.  During the battle over the ACA's passage, pro-life Democratic members of Congress negotiated with the president to ensure that the Act would not be employed to promote abortion.  During the final debate on the Affordable Care Act, I engaged in a colloquy with Chairman Henry Waxman reaffirming that Americans would not be required to pay for abortions or violate their conscience by participating in or promoting a procedure they find morally objectionable.   In response, we received an ironclad commitment that our conscience would remain free and our principles would be honored.  With our negotiations completed and our legislative intent established by the colloquy, we agreed to an executive order directing federal agencies to respect America's longstanding prohibitions on government funding of abortion and most relevant here, to respect longstanding protections for individuals and organizations conscientiously opposed to participating in or facilitating abortions