Washington D.C., Jul 3, 2019 / 10:00 am
Over 125 members of Congress and other pro-life leaders have asked the Trump administration to clarify how abortion coverage is listed in healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
A letter signed by over 100 House Members and 25 Senators was sent July 2 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, asking him to finalize a rule that would require separate payments and accounts for elective abortion coverage in health plans offered under the ACA, in accordance with the original text of the law.
The signatories, led by Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss), called the proposed rule "an important step in providing transparency and awareness," and pro-life leaders have issued their own statements of support for the letter.
"Obamacare was the largest expansion of taxpayer-funded abortion on demand since Roe," said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List, upon release of the letter.