Tax Credit Provision In GOP’s Health Bill At Odds With Some States’ Abortion Coverage Requirements
The GOP bill prohibits its new tax credits from being used to purchase plans that cover abortion, but California and New York require essentially all insurance plans in the state to cover abortion, meaning that there might not be any options for people in those states receiving the tax credits. Meanwhile, a poll shows that defunding Planned Parenthood is unpopular even in Republican districts.
The Hill:
Abortion Roils GOP ObamaCare Debate
Tax credits under the House GOP’s ObamaCare repeal-and-replace bill meant to help people afford insurance could be largely unusable in some blue states because of a showdown over abortion rules. The issue has largely flown under the radar, but it could have serious implications, potentially keeping people in California and New York from accessing assistance that helps them afford coverage under the bill. (Sullivan, 5/1)
The Hill:
Poll: Majority Of Voters In 13 GOP Districts Oppose Defunding Planned Parenthood
The majority of voters in 13 Republican-held districts oppose defunding Planned Parenthood and the GOP's ObamaCare repeal bill, a new poll released first to The Hill shows. The Public Policy Polling survey shows 59 percent of voters in 13 districts won by Hillary Clinton oppose defunding Planned Parenthood, compared to the 35 percent who support it. (Hellmann, 5/2)
In other news on abortion —
The New York Times:
Legal Fight Could Make Kentucky Only State With No Abortion Clinic
As states across the nation enact increasingly aggressive restrictions on abortion, perhaps nowhere has the political climate shifted as much as here in Kentucky, where the E.M.W. Women’s Surgical Center, a squat tan brick building on Market Street, is the state’s sole abortion clinic. (Stolberg, 5/2)
