Sentences with phrase «of abortion coverage»

On Wednesday, the House Health Committee will have public hearings on the Healthcare Rights of Conscience Act (HB375), Healthcare Compact legislation (HB43), and an opt - out of abortion coverage by state run exchanges (HB112).

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Almost all of the coverage of the Lancet findings suggests that this decline in abortions correlates to increased access to contraceptives — for obvious reasons.

Much of the mainstream media coverage of Roe v. Wade» srecent forty - year anniversary indicated that grassroots abortion rights activists are pessimistic about the future.

As of today, the Green family, the evangelical Christian owners of Hobby Lobby Creative Centers and Mardel Christian Bookstores, potentially owes the federal government $ 21.3 million in fines for defying the HHS mandate that requires all companies to provide insurance coverage for all FDA - approved prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, surgical sterilizations and abortion - inducing drugs, including «the morning after pill» and «the week after pill.»

All persons enrolled in insurance plans in State Exchanges that include elective abortion coverage to pay a separate premium straight from their paychecks to fund all types of elective abortion (ObamaCare Sec. 1303 (b)(1) & (2), Pg.

Much of the mainstream media coverage of Roe v. Wade's recent forty - year anniversary indicated that grassroots abortion rights activists are pessimistic about the future.

The fold - out brochure, which landed in Iowa mailboxes last week and was provided to CNN by a Des Moines - area voter, draws a series of contrasts between Obama and Mitt Romney on the issues of abortion, same - sex marriage and insurance coverage for contraception.

The mere fact that people are allowed to pay for their OWN abortion coverage, without federal money, is just too much for these people, which leads one to believe that people like the «Susan B. Anthony» List are malicious liars, though a fair amount of idiocy is involved in their thinking no one will call them on their lies.

From the news coverage this has received, you'd think that one of the most pressing issues in America is that women who want to kill their unborn child have to endure the horrific inconvenience of pressing a button on their smartphone and using Google to search for the location of the nearest abortion mill.

So your tax dollars are not going towards any insurance coverage of elective abortion at all.

However, Hobby Lobby pays for 50 % of their health coverage so it is cheaper to choose the Hobby Lobby plan and buy their own abortion pill.

For if the sheer passage of the bill was all that was needed, even without abortion coverage, then the bill was never a serious bill to begin with.

In answer to the question of why the Reproductive Parity Act was needed, proponents said they were concerned that implementation of the Affordable Care Act might cause insurance carriers to stop covering abortions and new carriers might enter the market with more restrictive coverage.

So I guess this university decided that the loss of life / health caused by not having medical coverage or going to the doctor for preventative care outweighs the possibility that some students * might * choose to use the morning after pill (Plan B) or contraception (note — plan B is not abortion).

That regulation from the Department of Health and Human Services helping implement the 2010 health care law requires employers to provide their workers with coverage for contraceptives with mechanisms that can potentially induce abortions.

So those who oppose coverage of birth control based on their religious or pro-life convictions must take into consideration the fact that lack of coverage may actually lead to more abortions.

Even so, there are many documented cases of women being denied coverage for medical procedures they need, like abortion or sterilization.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to expand restrictions on abortion, prohibiting individuals and small businesses from claiming federal tax credits through the Affordable Care Act if their health plan includes abortion coverage.

Democrats said the changes in Smith's bill would likely lead to a large number of women losing access to comprehensive health insurance coverage because small business owners would have an incentive to offer plans that don't cover abortion.

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.

When asked for his thoughts on recent news coverage that Williams — also a member of the Progressive Caucus — does not support marriage equality and abortion rights, Johnson said those are «important issues,» but declined to declare he would absolutely reject Williams as a candidate as long as his views on those issues do not change.

Fidelis, while comparable in price to Health Republic, is different in one crucial way: The company, also known as the New York State Catholic Health Plan, does not cover many of the reproductive services which Health Republic covered, including abortion, sterilization and contraception coverage.

The House of Representatives voted to expand restrictions on abortion, prohibiting individuals and small businesses from claiming federal tax credits through the Affordable Care Act if their health plan includes abortion coverage.

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Blodgett said the GOP bill blocks people with Medicaid from accessing preventive care at Planned Parenthood health centers, including birth control and cancer screenings; undermines Essential Health Benefits standards, including maternity coverage; and imposes a nationwide ban on private insurance coverage of abortion.

Lipinski is also one of just three Democrats in the House, all of whom are men, who voted in January for legislation that would prohibit qualified health care plans from including abortion coverage.

In September 2017, West Coast LEAF joined with Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, Options for Sexual Health, and Island Sexual Health in calling for universal cost - coverage of the abortion drug Mifegymiso to ensure safe and equal access to reproductive health services Read More

In early news coverage, Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that «Abortion Case Dropped as High Court Leaves Law Voided» and «Firearm Ban After Assault Left Intact by U.S. High Court.»

Lying in my RSS feeds, buried beneath coverage of Hurricane Katrina's ongoing devastation and Monday's confirmation hearings for Chief - Justice - in - waiting John Roberts, are his many links to news that a U.S. District Court Judge has activated a 1998 law that Ohio teens must obtain written parental consent before they can receive an abortion.

Suicide, attempted suicide or any intentionally self - inflicted injury of you, a traveling companion, family member or business partner booked to travel with you, while sane or insane; an act of declared or undeclared war; participating in maneuvers or training exercises of an armed service, except while participating in weekend or summer training for the reserve forces of the United States, including the National Guard; riding or driving in races, or speed or endurance competitions or events; mountaineering (engaging in the sport of scaling mountains generally requiring the use of picks, ropes, or other special equipment); participating as a member of a team in an organized sporting competition or participating as a professional in a stunt, athletic or sporting event or competition; participating in skydiving or parachuting, parasailing, hang gliding, bungee cord jumping, extreme skiing, skiing outside marked trails or heli - skiing, mountaineering, any race, speed contests not including any of the regatta races, spelunking or caving, hot air ballooning, or scuba diving if the depth exceeds 120 feet (40 meters) or if you are not certified to dive and a dive master is not present during the dive; piloting or learning to pilot or acting as a member of the crew of any aircraft; being intoxicated or under the influence of any controlled substance unless as administered or prescribed by a legally qualified physician; the commission of or attempt to commit a felony or being engaged in an illegal occupation; normal childbirth or pregnancy (except complications of pregnancy) or voluntarily induced abortion; dental treatment (except as coverage is otherwise specifically provided herein); amounts which exceed the maximum benefit amount for each coverage as shown in the Schedule of Benefits; due to a pre-existing condition, as defined in the plan documents.

But in 2013, military coverage was extended to include coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest, bringing it into line with the Hyde Amendment.

No coverage is provided for the unfortunate termination of pregnancy (miscarriage / abortion) either.

Just in the last two months, Arizona has taken two CAP bills all the way to the Supreme Court, where they were refused review: HB 2036, the 20 - week abortion ban, and HB 2800, which attempted to deny women with Medicaid coverage the right to access health care services at a provider of their choosing.

The Peace Corps is currently one of the only sectors of the U.S. government that denies women coverage for abortion in all cases.

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.

For years, the Peace Corps Volunteers were one of the only groups of women who receive health care through the U.S. government who Congress denied coverage of abortion in all cases, even when a woman had been raped or faced a life - threatening pregnancy.

Finally, it should be made clear that the abortion coverage restrictions in Graham - Cassidy are part of a broader collection of provisions that would undermine access to reproductive health services.

Every member of Congress should listen to Tiffany tell her story, before they vote to restrict private health insurance coverage for abortion.»

These new restrictions bring to eight the number of states limiting abortion coverage in all private insurance plans (see Restricting Insurance Coverage of Ababortion coverage in all private insurance plans (see Restricting Insurance Coverage of AbortionAbortion).

Planned Parenthood led the charge on several critical women's health and rights victories, including: the creation of the birth control pill and the development of the IUD; the legalization of birth control and abortion care; insurance coverage for contraception; public awareness and availability of emergency contraception; ensuring that pharmacies fill prescriptions for birth control; and coverage without co-pays of the full range of FDA - approved contraceptive methods.

«The Republican party has embraced a platform that is anti-immigrant, strips rights away from communities of color, criminalizes abortion, prevents millions from accessing basic health care at Planned Parenthood, and cuts insurance coverage for birth control.

• reviving the failed attempt to effectively ban private health insurance coverage of abortion in the new health exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act

Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Utah adopted provisions prohibiting all insurance policies in the state from covering abortion except in cases of life endangerment; they all permit individuals to purchase additional coverage at their own expense.

Iowa moved to further restrict coverage of abortion for Medicaid recipients in the state to only cases of life endangerment, rape and incest, and eliminated a long - standing provision in state law providing coverage in cases where there is a diagnosed fetal abnormality.

The majority of private health insurance plans currently offer abortion coverage, and the Stupak / Pitts amendment would result in the elimination of private abortion coverage in the «exchange,» the new insurance market created under health care reform, as well as in the public option, if one is created.

· revives the failed attempt to effectively ban insurance coverage of abortion in the new health exchanges under the Affordable Care Act — taking away a common health benefit that most private health plans currently offer;

Further, it tries to revive the failed attempt to effectively ban private health insurance coverage of abortion in the new health exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act.

All of these states permit coverage of an abortion in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest; the Indiana law also permits coverage when there is a risk of «substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.»

-- Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards released the following statement applauding the bipartisan Congressional approval of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, granting military women insurance coverage for abortion when a pregnancy results from rape or incest.

At the very end of the year, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed legislation that would have prohibited coverage of abortion in plans in the Exchange as well as all private health plans, except when the woman's life is endangered.