State lawmakers have re-introduced legislation that would limit the ability of insurance companies to cover abortions.
The measure would only allow insurers to cover elective abortions through optional rider plans.
Republican state Senator Mark Jansen says many people do not want that kind of coverage automatically included in their plans.
“If I’m an employee, and this is the big issue nationally, why should I be paying for something that seems to be something that many of us morally disagree with?”
The measure was included in legislation last year that sought to overhaul Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
Governor Rick Snyder vetoed that bill because he thought the abortion language went too far. He said it’s not the state’s job to decide what kinds of plans insurance companies can offer.
The Blue Cross legislation has also been reintroduced without the abortion language. It passed unanimously in the state Senate last week.
