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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Connecticut Allows Obamacare Members Opt-Outs of Paying For Others' Abortions

I wonder if this applies to anyone in Connecticut who signs up for ObamaCare? It looks like you have to ask specifically for the plan(s?) that don't include abortion coverage. I'd be interested to know, if anyone looks to sign up for one, if the premiums/out-of-pocket/deductible costs are different (the premiums should be lower) when compared to abortion-covering plans...
Nov. 2014, BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a Connecticut pro-life family voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit against federal and state officials Wednesday after the addition of Obamacare plan options that, for the first time in Connecticut, will not require participants to pay for others’ elective abortions. Despite the Connecticut change, many American families are still being forced to pay hidden abortion surcharges.
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Federal law forbids taxpayer subsidies for elective abortions; however, the Affordable Care Act requires every exchange plan that includes abortion to collect a separate fee that is used exclusively to pay for abortions. The ACA further forbids disclosure of the abortion surcharge to customers.

The Connecticut state health exchange only offered plans that include abortion coverage, and thus every plan on the exchange required the hidden abortion surcharge. While plans not requiring the abortion surcharge will now be available in Connecticut, many families in Connecticut and elsewhere are unaware that a portion of their premium is being used to pay solely for abortions.

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