Michigan's 'rape insurance' law goes into effect

[Redfairen]

Source: UPI

Michigan's controversial Abortion Insurance Opt-Out law went into effect Thursday, implementing new insurance requirements for abortions.

Supporters of the law say that it allows people who oppose abortion to choose plans that do not cover the procedure. Opponents of the so-called "rape insurance law" say that it would require a woman to predict a rape and purchase insurance before a sexual assault if she chose to have an abortion.

"This law unfairly punishes women simply for being women," state Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright, chairwoman of the Women’s Democratic Caucus, said in a statement. “Women deserve the same access to full health care as men receive, but only women are told they must buy extra insurance to get it."

Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has vetoed the legislation before but Michigan's Right to Life organization used the citizens' initiative petition process to waiver the requirement of signature from Snyder.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/03/14/Michigans-rape-insurance-law-goes-into-effect/8811394814595/

[wandy]

1. Once again, Teapublican democracy in action.............

Can a GOP owner profit from rape?
Yes?
Then make it so! Pass a law!

After all is said and done, you must take care of the people you represent.

[phylny]

2. I imagine some people will opt NOT

to get this insurance only to bitch later when they need it. What stupid piece of legislation.

[shenmue]

3. Evil people

Evil, evil, evil.

[SunSeeker]

4. This deliberately makes a legal, constitutionally protected medical procedure more expensive.

Perhaps prohibitively so. Indeed, it appears no insurance company is willing to offer coverage just for abortion...at any price. And all this was done without any valid justification. How is this law legal?

[roguevalley]

5. I find states like this frightening. I know there are zillions of good

people there but really?

[mdbl]

6. Where the eF where they on election night?

[AAO]

7. Although this is shocking and disgusting

I can't help but wonder we would have thought of this if it happened 5-10 years ago.

[warrant46]

8. Organized religion with an agenda Grooves on Crap like this

Especially the Corrupt cat-lick church

[sakabatou]

9. It's a disgusting law

What makes it worse is that there have been TRAP laws for providers.