An Ohio state representative (John Becker (R))wants to get rid of insurance coverage of IUDs because he thinks they prevent the implantation of fertilized ova, and therefore are abortion. That's not how medical science actually defines abortion, and not how IUDs actually work, but hey, at least he admits, "This is just a personal view. I’m not a medical doctor."
Which is a wonderful reason, of course, for a legislator to be legislating about medical matters.
A Fantastic Quote From the Ohio Republican Who Wants to Ban Insurance Coverage of IUDs
Will Ohio women soon see their insurance coverage of IUDs stripped away? Hearings began this week for HB 351, a bill banning health care plans in the state from covering abortion, with the definition of “abortion” expanded well beyond the actual medical definition (a procedure “to end an established pregnancy”)…
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