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Delaware lawmakers voted last week<\/a> to require private insurance companies and Medicaid to fund abortion in the state. The measure passed by a party-line vote of 15-6.<\/p>\n

HB 110<\/a> covers a maximum benefit of $750 annually \u2014 a sum lawmakers say will cover the cost of a chemical abortion, more commonly known as the abortion pill. Legislative analysts used data<\/a> from the Delaware Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance to estimate that nearly 85% of the state’s abortions are committed via the abortion pill.<\/p>\n

The bill also mandates that insurance providers cannot charge any co-pays, impose deductibles, or require any other kind of cost-sharing for abortion coverage. Religious employers will reportedly be exempt if they can prove they have a religious objection to abortion.<\/p>\n

The measure had opponents in the General Assembly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a procedure that you want my tax dollars to pay for,\u201d Republican Sen. Bryant Richardson said. \u201cI\u2019m sorry, I think this is evil.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ: Woman who took abortion pill: I was \u2018weeping and screaming\u2019 because I saw my baby<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

During a previous debate<\/a> in the House, Rep. Valerie Jones Giltner argued that even cancer patients have to pay for their treatments through cost-sharing insurance fees. \u201cTo say that there should be no deductible, no co-pay, for anybody that gets an abortion, even if they have private insurance, is not sound financial judgment,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Delaware Senate sponsor of the bill, Kyle Evans Gay, claimed, \u201cContinuing to deny coverage for abortion will create health disparities instead of dismantling them. The lack of coverage disproportionately affects marginalized communities, low-income individuals and people in regions with limited health care resources, including Sussex County.\u201d<\/p>\n

The taxpayer cost for the measure for fiscal year 2025 is more than $503,000, with a $250,000 one-time cost.<\/p>\n

Live Action News has previously reported on the evidence that making abortion free (to the woman) does not<\/em> help<\/a> marginalized communities \u2014 it incentivizes it, further pressuring women into feeling that abortion is their only option. Instead of a free ticket for killing their children, low-income individuals need policy changes that offer meaningful assistance and services, so they can better provide for their families.<\/p>\n

The bill now heads to the desk of Democratic Governor John Carney for signature.<\/p>\n

The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30-seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Delaware lawmakers voted last week to require private insurance companies and Medicaid to fund abortion in the state. The measure passed by a party-line vote of 15-6. HB 110 covers a maximum benefit of $750 annually \u2014 a sum lawmakers say will cover the cost of a chemical abortion, more commonly known as the abortion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":607,"featured_media":296318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[3473,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDelaware Senate passes bill mandating insurance coverage for abortion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Delaware Senate passed a bill mandating insurance coverage for abortion with the taxpayer cost for fiscal year 2025 at more than $503,000.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/delaware-senate-insurance-abortion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" 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