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Wisconsin to ban some abortion coverage, re-focus sex education
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Mar 15, 2012 10:27am |
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| Media | News Service - Reuters |
| News Date | Thursday, March 15, 2012 04:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (Reuters) - Wisconsin lawmakers have approved controversial measures to block the state's new health insurance exchange from covering abortions and require sex education classes to emphasize abstinence as the preferred method of birth control.
Both bills, which were voted through the Republican-controlled Assembly by 61-34 late Tuesday, now head to the desk of Republican Governor Scott Walker, who is widely expected to sign them.
The laws ban private insurers from offering abortion coverage in the plans they offer through the state-run exchange where thousands of Wisconsin residents will buy subsidized coverage under President Obama's healthcare overhaul.
Two Democrats, Peggy Krusick and Tony Staskunas, and one independent, Bob Ziegelbauer, joined Republicans in supporting the abortion bill, which opponents said would necessarily impair women's health by limiting access to abortions for those who require them. |
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