I have a question about current abortion coverage. [View All]

[johnaries]

I would say that this is just a question and ask people not to "flame me", but I've been here since 2004 and I know better. :)

But, this is a serious "I don't know" question because I'm a guy and I've never needed an abortion. So I seriously "don't know".

It is in reference to the Stupid... errr, I mean Stupak... amendment. The amendment does make exceptions for incest, rape, or the health for the mother. Which is pretty much what the SCOTUS requires as I understand it.

Well, knowing how insurance companies try to exclude any payments they can, it seems to me that most insurance companies would claim that anything outside the above exceptions would be deemed "elective procedure" and would deny it.

So, my question is - is that true today? Will private health insurance plans currently pay for abortions that are not included in the "incest, rape, or health of the mother" exceptions? I really don't know, but I think it's an important question to put the Stupid... Stupak amendment in perspective.