Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Another Edition of What Digby Said

Again, this is from a few days ago, but deserves some attention. The new high risk insurance pool will not cover abortion services except in cases of rape, incest or the *life* of the mother. This is Stupak on steroids. It seems to have come about because some right wing groups started rumors that the pool would cover abortions so to avoid a battle, the regs were just written to exclude abortion for sick women, who almost by definition, will have health problems carrying the pregnancy to term. Sorry, ladies. Best to just keep your legs crossed.

And yes, I know a woman can still obtain an abortion if she can afford it, but with health complications, it will be far more expensive than a visit to your local Planned Parenthood clinic.