Michigan’s ‘Rape Insurance’ Law Limiting Abortion Coverage Takes Effect
Supporters admit law won't cause a decline in abortions; opponents call it "a direct attack on women" that could have unintended consequences that cost women tens of thousands of dollars for medically necessary procedures.
Posted by Beth Dalbey (Editor) , March 12, 2014 at 03:10 PM
A law requiring Michigan women to purchase a rider if they expect their private health insurance to cover abortion services takes effect Thursday.
Right to Life Michigan admits the Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act won’t lower abortion rates in the state, but will shift the burden on who pays for the services. Opponents say it’s a draconian law that threatens women’s health by limiting their access to a procedure that is legal and constitutionally protected, the Detroit Free Press reports.
The law applies even when an unwanted pregnancy is a result of rape or incest – a circumstance that prompted an impassioned plea by State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing) last winter, when she disclosed last January that she had been raped 20 years ago.
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