RNC To Stop Offering Insurance Plan That Covers Abortion - After Politico Points It Out

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RNC To Stop Offering Insurance Plan That Covers Abortion - After Politico Points It Out

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/rnc-stop-offering-insurance-plan-cove

By Susie Madrak Friday Nov 13, 2009 12:00pm



This is such a stellar example of Republican hypocrisy, you'd be hard pressed to think of a better one:

The Republican National Committee will no longer offer employees an insurance plan that covers abortion after POLITICO reported Thursday that the anti-abortion RNC's policy has covered the procedure since 1991.

"Money from our loyal donors should not be used for this purpose," Chairman Michael Steele said in a statement to POLITICO. "I don't know why this policy existed in the past, but it will not exist under my administration. Consider this issue settled."

Steele has told the committee's director of administration to opt out of coverage for elective abortion in the policy it uses from Cigna.

Federal Election Commission Records show the RNC purchases its insurance from Cigna, and two sales agents for the company said that the RNC’s policy covers elective abortion.

Until Thursday, the RNC’s plan had covered elective abortion – a procedure the party’s own platform calls “a fundamental assault on innocent human life.”

Informed of the coverage, RNC spokeswoman Gail Gitcho told POLITICO earlier Thursday that the policy pre-dates the tenure of current RNC Chairman Michael Steele.

“The current policy has been in effect since 1991, and we are taking steps to address the issue,” Gitcho said.

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1. Oh, great. Now they'll start reproducing..............

[crim son]

2. I should feel bad for them

but I don't, not one whit.