Tag: Rape insurance

Texas governor signs so-called “rape insurance” bill signed into law

G. Turner
pregnancy, abortion, rape insurance

The new coverage restriction requires women to have to pay for a supplemental plan to cover non-emergency abortions. Republican Governor Greg Abbott of Texas has now signed House Bill 214 into law, passing a bill critics say will require women to have to pay for rape insurance. The law restricts abortion insurance coverage so that women will need to pay for a supplemental plan if they want to be covered for the procedure in non-emergency circumstances. Democratic opponents of the bill condemned it for forcing women to have to pay…

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Abortion insurance coverage limits passed in Texas House

Marc
austin texas abortion insurance coverage

Women in the state will need to pay an additional health plan premium to include non-emergency abortions. Texas abortion insurance coverage will soon involve an additional health plan premium for women who want this added protection. The Texas House recently passed a new bill. It would mean that non-emergency abortions, what opposition are referring to as “rape insurance” will require women to pay more. House Bill 214 received early approval in Texas making it more likely that women will need to pay more for elective abortions. The additional abortion insurance…

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Insurance news from Scranton shows no more rape abortion coverage

Julie Campbell
Health Insurance news abortion rape

The college in Pennsylvania intends to stop its policies from paying for these procedures under those specific circumstances. The University of Scranton, a Jesuit school, has revealed insurance news affecting its employees, which showed that its insurance plans will no longer be providing coverage for abortion procedures following cases of incest, rape, or pregnancies that threaten the life of the woman. The college has said that this move aligns with Catholic doctrine and it is therefore removing the coverage from its employee plans. At the same time, the faculty union…

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Rape insurance repeal attempt underway by Michigan Legislature Democrats

G. Turner
Gretchen Whitmer Michigan rape insurance bill

A new legislative push led by Senator Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) is aimed at the controversial law. While lawmakers in Michigan may be on a considerable break for the summer, the Democrats in the state are currently working on a considerable effort in the form of a campaign within the legislature with the purpose of repealing the rape insurance legislation that was introduced by citizens in the state requiring them to purchase a separate coverage to pay for abortions. The law was originally enacted back in December, but bills are…

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Rape insurance now implemented in Michigan

Julie Campbell
Health Insurance news abortion rape

The controversial law regarding coverage for abortions has now become effective in the state. The highly controversial Abortion Insurance Opt-Out law, which has been nicknamed the “rape insurance” law, has now gone into effect in the state of Michigan, which would require women to purchase separate plans in order to cover an abortion except in a case in which the woman was a victim of a sexual crime that caused her to become pregnant, or if the unborn baby was putting the woman’s life at risk. Supporters have say that…

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