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Pro Life Bill Passes House, Heads to Senate

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) specifically permits states to prohibit insurance providers that participate in the exchange from covering elective abortions. Governor Corbett has indicated that Pennsylvania will not create its own exchange. Therefore, to assure
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April 23, 2013
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Abortion Coverage, abortion opt out, HB 818, SB 3

Pennsylvania will not set up state health exchange

Governor Corbett announced this afternoon that Pennsylvania will not set up its own health insurance exchanges under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).  In his statement, the governor said, “Healthcare reform is too important to be achieved through haphaza
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December 12, 2012
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abortion opt out, Governor Corbett, health exchanges, pcc, PPACA

Pro Life Victory: Senate Bill 3 Passes

The Pennsylvania State Senate voted 37 to 12 today to pass Senate Bill 3. The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires states to operate and maintain “health insurance exchanges” to provide a menu of low cost, government subsidized insurance plans which will
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June 07, 2011
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abortion opt out, Health Care, health care exchanges, PPACA, SB 3, Senate Bill 3

Important Pro Life Votes – Contact Your Senator

Two important pro-life bills may be considered in the Senate early next week. Please contact your legislator today to urge him or her to vote pro-life!
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May 20, 2011
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abortion, abortion opt out, health care exchange, health care reform, Kermit Gosnell, Mensch Amendment, pennsylvania pro life, pro-life, Senate Bill 3, Senate Bill 732

Senate Bill 3 passes Appropriations Committee

The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires states to operate and maintain “health insurance exchanges” to provide a menu of low cost, government subsidized insurance plans to help otherwise uninsured people get access to necessary health care. The PPACA sp
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May 09, 2011
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abortion, abortion opt out, Health Care, health care reform, healthcare, PA Senate Bill 3, pro-life, SB 3

Abortion opt-out bill passes Senate Banking & Insurance Committee

On January 25, 2011, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted in favor of Senate Bill 3 with a 12-2 vote. The chairman, Senator Don White (R-Indiana), is the prime sponsor of the bill. Senate Bill 3 will allow Pennsylvania to prohibit insurance providers that participate in th
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January 27, 2011
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abortion, abortion opt out, Health Care, health care reform, health insurance, healthcare, insurance exchange, PA Senate Bill 3, pro-life, taxpayer funding

Bill introduced: No abortion coverage in health insurance exchange

In March of 2010, the U.S. Congress passed a sweeping health care reform law – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Under the Act, states are required to operate and maintain “health insurance exchanges” to provide a menu of low cost, government su
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January 24, 2011
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abortion, abortion opt out, Health Care, health care reform, health insurance, healthcare, insurance exchange, PA Senate Bill 3, pro-life, taxpayer funding

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