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To: restornu
The other big charge, that Romney happily included a low-cost abortion option in the plan. False. The law of Massachusetts REQUIRES that medical care fund abortions.

Nice spin, but the plan includes a $50 copay for all abortions, not just "medically necessary" ones.

4 posted on 11/15/2007 12:02:05 PM PST by kevkrom ("Should government be doing this? And if so, then at what level of government?" - FDT)
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To: kevkrom

I’ve read the links associated with this claim, and I’m not convinced. It does not appear that “cosmetic” abortion would be necessarily covered under the plan.

While “abortion” is not qualified in any documents I’ve found, it seems it would be covered under the general clause of the insurance regarding medically necessary treatment. Those clauses are included so that the insurer does not have to qualify each service — and if you look, you won’t find the word “medically necessary” under other provisions either.

For example, the plan doesn’t say that only “medically necessary” hospital visits are covered, or “medically necessary” doctor visits, or “medically necessary” specialist visits.

Practically speaking, “medically necessary” is no restriction at all for abortion. ANY abortion can be found “medically necessary” by a pro-abortion doctor. But I don’t see any firm evidence that abortion, unique among the items covered by the insurance, is exempt from the “medically necessary” coverage rules.

I’m not saying I am right about this, just that the references make a lot of assertions but don’t provide legal proof.


41 posted on 11/15/2007 12:49:19 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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