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Private health insurance plans and those offered through the
Affordable Care Act marketplace could still provide coverage for
abortions in cases where the woman's life is at risk.
Republican backers of Senate Bill 575 said its purpose is to
prevent consumers morally opposed to abortion from paying for
the procedure.
Most Democrats opposed the bill because it does not include
exemptions for cases of rape or fetal abnormalities.
Ten states currently prohibit all health coverage plans from
including abortion, according to the Guttmacher Institute, which
tracks reproductive health policy.
(Reporting by Lisa Maria Garza; Editing by Jon Herskovitz and
Sandra Maler)
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