http://populistdemocrats.blogspot.com/2009/04/why-dont-pro-lifers-protest-insurance.htmlSunday, April 19, 2009
We never hear complaints about this from the pro-life movement or the many "pro-life" Republicans in Congress, but insurance companies and HMO's are routinely denying maternity coverage to expectant mothers. Why don't pro-lifers protest the outrageous practices of the insurance industry which provides an incentive for abortion ?
The Miami Herald has uncovered the secret rules of HMO's when it comes to pregnancy. According to a handbook by VISTA, an HMO, it says:
"There is no coverage for maternity and routine newborn charges until the initial 15-month waiting period is satisfied. During the first 15 months from the effective date, no coverage is available for pre-natal, post-natal or delivery charges. For all plans, complications of pregnancy are covered the same as any other illness. If it is determined that conception was prior to the effective date, coverage will be voided, and the premium will be refunded less benefits provided. This also excludes elective abortion."
http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2009/03/28/19/Vista_Producer_Guide.source.prod_affiliate.56.pdfWith the passage of the Pregnant Women Support Act sponsored by Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), pregnancy will no longer be a pre-existing condition in American health insurance. It will also eliminate the "abortion incentive" that too many women and families face everyday. This is one of the many reasons why Democrats for Life is working so hard to pass PWSA. We want to bring both sides together to agree that there is much we agree on, and making sure that women who want to carry their child to term shouldn't be coerced to end their pregnancy so they can obtain their health insurance.
www.democratsforlife.org