The Bill would prohibit abortion coverage in any policy obtained through new health insurance Exchange funded by the Federal Government established at the national level through the new health reform law. But scrutiny to the legislation approved Tuesday reveals that it is unnecessary because the limits it wants to impose already exist.
Promoter of the Bill, Senator Don White (r., Indiana) said that the step was necessary because a provision in the plan of Pennsylvania to establish exchanges made reference to a section of law of the State allowing abortions each time that a doctor determines "in his best clinical judgment, the abortion is necessary."
Antiabortion activists argue that a loophole allowing insurance exchanges provide fonts covering abortion.
Never forget that the exchanges, which are for non-insured persons cannot get regular insurance because of pre-existing diseases, are supposed to serve mainly the elderly who are not likely to become pregnant.
It goes without saying that Pennsylvania approved by the Federal Government plan to establish insurance Exchange clearly states that "the selection abortions are not."
It goes without saying that the President Obama issued an order of the Executive which prevents the exchange of the use of federal funds for abortion services, except in cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the woman is in danger.
None of this stopped at the 37-12 vote Senate, without debate, to prohibit abortion of all politicians to change coverage. Supporters of the measure were clearly more motivated by the opportunity to score political points with the lobby pro-life than any desire to actually reduce abortions.
Some Republican legislators weeks pushed an another Bill anti-abortion through the House, apparently to prevent more travesties like the death that led to the murder of charges against the operator of a Philadelphia, Kermit Gosnell abortion clinic.
The House Bill seeks to upgrade the abortion clinics to the status of "ambulatory surgical facilities", which would compel them to comply with much more stringent and more costly, fire safety and staffing regulations. The Senate amended a Bill similar Wednesday to require clinics conducting abortions on women after nine weeks of pregnancy to the same standards as freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. The amended Bill now awaits action.
These measures represent a blatant attempt to close abortion clinics. Clinical bad should be closed. But this can be done effectively with a well thought program designed by Governor Corbett, which requires annual inspections of clinical and other measures.
Practice of the Gosnell was kept in business by low-income women who had few alternatives. If further restrictions on abortion go was too far away, many of these women will do what women have done before legal abortion - seeking assistance to underground facilities, unregulated and unsafe that endanger their lives.
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