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December 12, 2013

Michigan Anti-Abortion Law Forces Women to Buy "Rape Insurance" 
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Michigan lawmakers have approved a measure that would make insurance
plans charge extra fees for covering abortions. Critics have dubbed it
the "rape insurance" law because it would force women to purchase
separate policy riders. Democratic Sen. Gretchen Whitmer denounced the
measure.

Gretchen Whitmer: "This tells women that were raped and became pregnant
that they should have thought ahead and bought special insurance for it.
By moving forward on this initiative Senate Republicans essentially want
Michigan women to plan ahead and financially invest in health care
coverage for potentially having their bodies violated and assaulted."

Michigan would become the ninth state to require additional fees for
abortion coverage. Republican Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed a similar measure
last year, but the new law would not require his signature.

 

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