facebook
rss
twitter
  • About
    • Contact
    • Elementary & Secondary Education Department
    • Social Concerns Department
  • Legislative Review
  • Issues
    • Catholic Education
    • Faith and Politics
    • Health Care
    • Life and Dignity
    • Marriage and Family
    • Religious Liberty
    • Social Justice
  • Bishops’ Statements
    • En Español
  • Resources
    • Bulletin Inserts
    • Church Documents
    • PA Catholic Statistics
    • Related Sites
    • Send A Letter to The Editor
  • Subscribe
    • RSS Feeds
    • Via E-mail
  • Contact
  • Podcast

Abortion Coverage in Pennsylvania Health Insurance Plans

With the roll out of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) well underway, some states are making headlines because of the inclusion of elective abortion coverage in their plans. In Pennsylvania, thanks to the passage of House Bill 818 in June, no elective abortions can be covered in the plans
Read More
November 26, 2013
by Blue
Comments are off
abortion control act, ACA, affordable care act, HB 818

Governor Signs Pro Life Bill

HB 818, passed in the House in April, clearly prohibits the taxpayer supported insurance plans created under the federal health care exchange from covering elective abortions. On Tuesday, June 4, the Senate considered amendments that would have significantly weakened HB 818 and defeat
Read More
June 05, 2013
by Blue
Comments are off
Don White, HB 818, health care exchange, health care opt out, Oberlander, Senate Bill 3, Senator Kasunic, Senator Solobay

“Yes” on HB 818 Without Amendments: The Pro-Life Vote

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) specifically allows states to prohibit providers that participate in the insurance marketplace from covering elective abortions. To assure that elective abortion is not included in the federal exchange in Pennsylvania, the Commonw
Read More
May 20, 2013
by Blue
Comments are off
abortion, affordable care act, HB 818, Pennsylvania, pro-life, SB 3, taxpayer funded abortions

Pro-Life Bill Passes Senate Committee

House Bill 818, which passed the full House in late April, was voted out of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee today by a vote of 9 to 5. View the committee vote here. The bill now proceeds to the full Senate for a vote. Send a message to your senator in support of this common
Read More
May 07, 2013
by Blue
Comments are off
affordable care act, HB 818, health care exchange, health care marketplace, Pennsylvania

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
Read More
April 23, 2013
by Blue
Comments are off
Abortion Coverage, abortion opt out, HB 818, SB 3

Pro-Life Bill Passes House Committee

House Bill 818, the bill that would ensure taxpayers do not fund abortions through the federal health care exchange administered in PA, was voted out of the House Health Committee today by a vote of 15 to 9. HB 818 now proceeds to the full House for a vote. An identical piece of legis
Read More
April 15, 2013
by Blue
Comments are off
HB 818, insurance exchange, obamacare, PPACA, SB 3, taxpayer funded abortion

Should taxpayers pay for abortions in PA?

If we do not act, taxpayer funds may, for the first time, be used to pay for elective abortions in Pennsylvania. As the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Affordable Care Act and Pennsylvania has chosen not to set up a state exchange, Pennsylvania must take steps to prevent
Read More
February 28, 2013
by Blue
Comments are off
affordable care act, HB 818, SB 3, taxpayer funded abortion

Hot Issues

  • Faithful Citizenship
  • Pro Life
  • Religious Liberty
  • School Choice

Recent Posts

This Week in PA Catholic Schools; 8-8-22
Aug 08, 2022
This Week in PA Catholic Schools: 7-29-22
Jul 29, 2022
This Week in PA Catholic Schools: 7-22-22
Jul 22, 2022

All Issues

  • Catholic Education
  • Faith and Politics
  • Health Care
  • Life and Dignity
  • Marriage and Family
  • Religious Liberty
  • Social Justice

banner

Sign up to join the Catholic Advocacy Network today!

CClogo© 2021 Pennsylvania Catholic Conference. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.
Bookmark and Share Site by Halibut Blue® | Login