But it would prohibit customers from using credits to buy plans that cover abortion - unless it is
an abortion after rape, incest or necessary to save the mother's life.
Jeffes does not shy away from some of the most sensitive issues in this debate:
abortion after rape, and when a disability is discovered.
The legislation says credits may be used to buy only insurance that «does not include coverage for abortions,» with exceptions for
abortions after rape or incest or that are necessary to save the life of the mother.
Not exact matches
Men don't know what it means to be
raped and to face the prospect of pregnancy as a result, a situation in which the morning
after pill can prevent a pregnancy without causing an
abortion.
Rees Mogg was appearing on LBC Radio a week
after he was widely condemned for declaring that he is against same - sex marriage and opposes
abortion even in cases of
rape.
That all changed at the end of 2014 when,
after months of negotiations, the U.S. Congress finally passed a funding bill with bipartisan support that amended this policy to ensure that Peace Corps Volunteers have equitable coverage for
abortion in cases of
rape, incest, and to protect the life of the woman, consistent with the coverage that federal employees and women serving in the military receive.
Of course, the harsh restrictions don't stop
abortion from happening, and horror stories abound: of 4 million unsafe and illegal
abortions occurring per year; of women being killed and mutilated
after botched back - alley procedures; of pregnant victims of
rape and incest — like, recently, an 11 - year - old girl in Paraguay who was
raped by her stepfather — being forced to carry their abusers» children to term.