At a time when coverage for reproductive health services of all types for women are on the chopping block in a multitude of places, including Congress, Oregon has passed a bill that not only requires that insurers cover reproductive health care at no cost to patients, but also specifically requires that abortion be covered as well.
At no cost.
The Huffington Post reports that House Bill 3391, called the "Reproductive Health Equity Act Of 2017," not only requires coverage of reproductive health care but extends it to undocumented immigrants. In addition, it specifically "codifies the right to abortion care, even if Roe v. Wade is ever overturned."
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