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Texas looks to ban abortion coverage from health insurance plans
Source: The Guardian
Texas looks to ban abortion coverage from health insurance plans
Nadja Popovich
Tuesday 28 April 2015 21.15 BST
Lawmakers in Texas are seeking to ban abortion coverage from health insurance plans, the latest in a series of restrictions meant to curtail abortion access in the state.
A new bill, which passed a state senate committee on Monday, would prohibit private health insurance plans and plans offered through the state’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace from providing default coverage for abortion. Women in Texas would instead have the option to buy separate, supplemental insurance for abortion – or pay for the medical procedure out of pocket.
Touting the language of choice, the bill’s author, state senator Larry Taylor, told the Texas senate affairs committee: “Under this bill, you can choose to pay for abortions or you can choose not to pay for the abortions of others.”
The bill allows insurers to pay for abortion only in the case of “life-threatening” medical emergency, but offers no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.
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Nadja Popovich
Tuesday 28 April 2015 21.15 BST
Lawmakers in Texas are seeking to ban abortion coverage from health insurance plans, the latest in a series of restrictions meant to curtail abortion access in the state.
A new bill, which passed a state senate committee on Monday, would prohibit private health insurance plans and plans offered through the state’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace from providing default coverage for abortion. Women in Texas would instead have the option to buy separate, supplemental insurance for abortion – or pay for the medical procedure out of pocket.
Touting the language of choice, the bill’s author, state senator Larry Taylor, told the Texas senate affairs committee: “Under this bill, you can choose to pay for abortions or you can choose not to pay for the abortions of others.”
The bill allows insurers to pay for abortion only in the case of “life-threatening” medical emergency, but offers no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/28/texas-lban-abortions-coverage-health-insurance-plans
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