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State employees and Medicaid recipients in Rhode Island can undergo an abortion and have it covered by state funds now that the governor signed a bill into law allowing it.<\/p>\n

Gov. Daniel McKee signed<\/a> the bill, H 7442<\/a>, on Thursday. Previous state law mandated that abortion not be included in state health insurance coverage. The bill was not supported<\/a> by everyone in the state legislature, including by some who identify as “pro-choice” and said their constituents should not have to pay for things they are morally opposed to.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is fundamentally wrong to ask the taxpayers to pay for Medicaid abortions and abortion coverage under taxpayer funded state insurance plans \u2026 I plan to vote no,\u201d Rep. Charlene Lima (D) previously said. \u201cThe taxpayers who have a fundamental belief against abortion are going to have to pay for it. Don\u2019t say the taxpayers aren\u2019t going to pay for it, we know they are.”<\/p>\n

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In 2019, Rhode Island codified Roe v. Wade<\/em> into state law<\/a>. Yet that was not enough for the state’s pro-abortion politicians. \u201cHere in Rhode Island, we will always protect a woman\u2019s right to choose and ensure equal access to these crucial health care services,\u201d Gov. McKee said, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

Bridget Valverde, one of the bill’s sponsors, outright said that codifying Roe<\/em> was not enough. \u201cFor so many the right has remained illusive,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s because a right to a health care service is useless if we intentionally prevent people\u2019s health insurance from covering it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Polling has consistently shown<\/a> that taxpayers do not support using government dollars for abortion. \u201cNearly 7 in 10 Americans believe abortion should be limited,\u201d Dr. Barbara L. Carvalho, Director of a 2023 Marist Poll on the subject, said in a press release. \u201cAfter a year of contentious public debate over the Supreme Court\u2019s Dobbs<\/em> decision, the results are comparable to the findings of a Knights of Columbus\u2013Marist Poll conducted last January.\u201d<\/p>\n

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State employees and Medicaid recipients in Rhode Island can undergo an abortion and have it covered by state funds now that the governor signed a bill into law allowing it. Gov. Daniel McKee signed the bill, H 7442, on Thursday. Previous state law mandated that abortion not be included in state health insurance coverage. 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