The Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act. This title is inherently misleading.
It sounds as if you personally will be able to pay less by simply opt-out of
insurance coverage for abortion. This is not the case. You will instead have to opt-in for insurance coverage for abortion services, including
those in cases of rape and incest.
In
order to receive coverage for abortion, women need to purchase an
additional rider – indeed making women plan ahead for an unplanned pregnancy or
an unplanned act of sexual violence. As noted by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan spokesperson Meghan
Groen, insurance riders are mostly unavailable, and as they rely on market
demand, riders for abortion would be more limited than others. “Nobody
anticipates having an unwanted pregnancy,” stated Groen.
