Key Votes
HB 1977 - Amending Insurance Coverage of Abortions - Key Vote
Pennsylvania Key Votes
RoseMarie Swanger voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Referred to Committee (Senate) - Dec. 14, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (146-45) - Dec. 12, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Amending Insurance Coverage of Abortions
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits qualified health plans from covering abortions.
-Prohibits qualified health plans offered through the health insurance exchange from covering abortions (Sec. 2).
-Defines “health insurance exchange” as an insurance system established to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Sec 2).
-Exempts abortions performed under the following circumstances from the provisions of this bill (Sec. 2):
-The abortion is medically necessary in order to prevent the death of the mother, as certified by a physician;
-The pregnancy was caused by rape, and such rape was reported by the victim to a law enforcement agency or, in the case of a minor, Children Protective Services; or
-The pregnancy was caused by an act of incest, and such act was reported by the victim to a law enforcement agency or, in the case of a minor, Children Protective Services.
-Authorizes individuals to purchase optional supplemental abortion coverage, provided that the individual pays a separate premium for the coverage and obtains the coverage outside of the health insurance exchange (Sec. 2).
-Prohibits qualified health plans from excluding coverage for the following (Sec. 2):
-Miscarriage;
-Complications related to a miscarriage; or
-Post-abortion complications.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Nov. 15, 2011
Title: Amending Insurance Coverage of Abortions
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Ryan P. Aument (PA - R)
- Matthew E. 'Matt' Baker (PA - R)
- Stephen E. 'Steve' Barrar (PA - R)
- John C. Bear (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen Bloom (PA - R)
- Scott W. Boyd (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michele Brooks (PA - R)
- Martin T. Causer (PA - R)
- Paul Irvin Clymer (PA - R)
- Jim Cox (PA - R)
- Thomas C. 'Tom' Creighton (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bryan Cutler (PA - R)
- Brian L. Ellis (PA - R)
- Joe Emrick (PA - R)
- Eli Evankovich (PA - R)
- Michael E. 'Mike' Fleck (PA - R)
- Matt Gabler (PA - R)
- Richard A. Geist (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark M. Gillen (PA - R)
- Glen R. Grell (PA - R)
- Seth M. Grove (PA - R)
- Marcia M. Hahn (PA - R)
- Dick Lee Hess (PA - R)
- David S. Hickernell (PA - R)
- John R. Hornaman (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rob W. Kauffman (PA - R)
- John Adda Lawrence (PA - R)
- Sandra J. Major (PA - R)
- David M. Maloney (PA - R)
- Jim E. Marshall (PA - R)
- Daryl D. Metcalfe (PA - R)
- David R. Millard (PA - R)
- Marguerite Quinn (PA - R)
- Kathy L. Rapp (PA - R)
- Harry A. Readshaw III (PA - D)
- Mike Reese (PA - R)
- Bradley T. 'Brad' Roae (PA - R)
- Richard 'Rick' Saccone (PA - R)
- Stanley E. 'Stan' Saylor (PA - R)
- Curt Schroder (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Curtis G. 'Curt' Sonney (PA - R)
- Jerry A. Stern (PA - R)
- Richard R. 'Dick' Stevenson (PA - R)
- RoseMarie Swanger (PA - R)
- Will F. Tallman (PA - R)
- Mike Turzai (PA - R)
- Randy Vulakovich (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
