Michigan Joins 8 Other States In Requiring Abortion Insurance To Be Purchased Separately

The Huffington Post: New Michigan Law Requires Separate Insurance for Abortions, by Niraj Chokshi:

In a few months, Michigan residents who want abortion insurance will have to pay extra to get it. Lawmakers on Wednesday passed the requirement into law, which the state’s Republican Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed about a year ago.

“This bill came back to the legislature by kind of a unique process called a citizen’s initiative,” Jonathan Oosting, MLive.com’s state Capitol reporter, told Post TV’s Chris Cillizza. Pro-life groups were able to collect enough signatures to send the bill back to state lawmakers, he said. . . .

ABC News: 9 States Where You Might Need 'Abortion Insurance', by Nicki Rossoll:

Michigan Wednesday became the ninth state to restrict private and public insurance plans from offering abortion coverage, with some of them requiring employers and individuals who want abortion coverage to purchase an additional supplemental policy, even in the case of rape or incest. . . .