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HHS Unable to Say if Obamacare Plans Will Force Americans to Pay for Abortion

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius unable to answer question on abortion

October 31, 2013

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was unable to say if health plans under Obamacare would force Americans to pay for abortions. Life News reports:

"If someone, a constituent of mine or someone in this country, has strongly-held pro-life views, can you commit to us to make sure that the federal exchanges that offer that are clearly identified so people can understand if they’re going to buy a policy that has abortion coverage or not, because right now you cannot make that determination," Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) asked.

"Sir I don’t know," Sebelius responded. "I know exactly the issue you’re talking about. I will check and make sure that is clearly identifiable."

"Here’s our request: Can you provide for the committee the list of insurers in the federal exchange who do not offer as part of their package abortion coverage?" the congressman inquired.

After prodding from the congressman, Sebelius said she will list #Obamacare insurers not offering abortion coverage so pro-life people can find abortion-free plans in the Obamacare exchanges.

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