HHS announced that state high-risk insurance pools intended to provide coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions generally will not include coverage of elective abortions, USA Today reports. The pools -- established under the national health reform law (PL 111-148) -- will only cover abortion in cases of rape, incest or if a woman's life is in jeopardy, HHS spokesperson Jenny Backus said in a statement yesterday (Hall, USA Today, 7/15)...
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