Posted on 08/18/2010 11:59:10 PM PDT by Libloather
UNC Changes Health Insurance Over Abortion
Posted: 7:36 AM Aug 13, 2010
The University of North Carolina will let students remove coverage for elective abortions from their university-sponsored health insurance after a national group complained about the coverage.
UNC system President Erskine Bowles on Thursday directed a student insurance company to contact students who have bought a policy this fall and give them the chance to opt out of that coverage.
Students for Life of America started a petition drive this week demanding the UNC Board of Governors remove the abortion provision. Group President Kristan Hawkins said students shouldn't be required to pay for coverage that runs counter to their conscience.
The board agreed last summer to require students on 16 campuses to have some health insurance coverage starting this school year.
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Don't forget, this idiot is on Hussein's debt commission.
We're in big trouble.
These university health insurance policies are usually a pretty limited deal on what they provide, and cost-wise, don’t amount to a great deal on the money involved. For food poisoning, a broke leg, or flu....they usually do ok. Anything beyond those things....and you start to see a limits.
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