Sentences with phrase «on abortion coverage»

Donovan MK, In real life: federal restrictions on abortion coverage and the women they impact, Guttmacher Policy Review, 2017, 20: 1 — 7, https://www.guttmacher.org/gpr/2017/01/real-life-federal-restrictions-abortion-coverage-and-women-they-impact.

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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 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.

And Gillibrand — who also faces re-election for a full 6 - year term this fall — herself has been pretty vocal on reproductive rights, pushing back with Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal against a Republican - led bill on the federal level that would eliminate tax breaks for insurance premiums on plans that provide abortion coverage.

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.

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.

Cuomo's executive action on insurance coverage for birth control and abortion sets troubling precedents

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.

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.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee unveiled a new TV ad Tuesday labeling Katko, R - Camillus, a «yes man» for Boehner, R - Ohio, and once again attacks his positions on abortion and the Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby birth control coverage case.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's first ad in the 24th Congressional District race labels Republican challenger John Katko a «rubber stamp» for House GOP leadership and attacks his positions on abortion and the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby birth control coverage decision.

Fidelis Care, which is the largest health care plan on the New York Health Exchange, set up under Obamacare, does not pay for abortion services, but under a special arrangement the state pays for the 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 (HB112On 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 (HB112on the Healthcare Rights of Conscience Act (HB375), Healthcare Compact legislation (HB43), and an opt - out of abortion coverage by state run exchanges (HB112).

The exchange is the only place where premium subsidies are available, and advocates for reproductive rights have noted that in those 25 states (along with six other states where insurers are allowed to include coverage for abortion on their exchange plans but have chosen not to do so), there is no access to affordable health insurance with abortion coverage.

Up and down the ballot, women's health champions are facing opponents who threaten to take us backward on access to birth control coverage; backward on access to safe, legal abortion; and backward on access to care at Planned Parenthood health centers.

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.

With concern escalating across the country over proposed restrictions on private health insurance coverage of abortion included in the health care reform bill passed by the House last week, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D - NY) and other women leaders in denouncing this anti-women's health amendment passed by the House.

Excellence in Media: Cosmopolitan magazine, for their bold coverage and discussions of women's health and the attacks on women's access to safe and legal abortion across the country, both in their print and online editions

«A Better Way» also expands the Weldon Amendment, an annual policy rider that prohibits any government from discriminating against certain «health care entities» on the basis that they do not provide, pay for, provide coverage of or refer for abortions.

This rider would allow employers and health insurance companies to refuse to provide coverage of any health care service — such as abortion — on the basis of religious or moral convictions.

The AHCA is an unprecedented attack on coverage for safe, legal abortion.

This administration is carrying out a full - scale attack on birth control — eliminating insurance coverage for birth control, eliminating programs that help women with low incomes access birth control, and moving to prohibit health care providers from even giving women information about birth control or abortion.

Moreover, some states have built on the federal guarantee by taking steps such as ensuring that patients can receive insurance coverage for a full year's supply of contraceptives at one time (rather than for either one or three months at a time, as is typical).10 This development is especially important for abortion patients who are not interested in LARCs but may need time to find another type of provider for ongoing contraceptive care — if, for example, they do not live near the abortion clinic.

Policymakers and advocates must continue to work to reverse restrictions on insurance coverage of abortion, to stop the incessant attempts by antiabortion policymakers to drive a wedge between the provision of abortion and family planning services, and to lighten the burden of abortion restrictions more generally on patients and providers.