Abortion Coverage Out of US Health Overhaul
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Posted: 8:09 AM Nov 8, 2009
Abortion Coverage Out of US Health Overhaul
The House has voted not to let the government run health care plan provide coverage for abortion, except for cases of rape, incest, or where the woman's life is in danger.
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On a vote of 240 to 194, a bipartisan group of lawmakers pushed through a provision in the health care reform package that prohibits the government run insurance operation that it establishes from covering abortions.
The bill originally called for the government to decide if abortions would be covered and the change is considered a defeat for liberals.
The amendment by Bart Stupak, D-Mich., imposes tight restrictions on abortions that could be offered through a new public health insurance option and through private insurance purchased with government subsidies.
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