Researcher: 46 Percent of American Health Insurance Plans Cover Abortion

by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
May 9, 2008

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The chances are good that your health insurance plan covers elective abortions since 46 percent of all health insurance plans in the United States do so. A leading researcher urges pro-life advocates to investigate their plans to find out whether they are unknowingly supporting abortion.

During the Reagan administration, Dr. Robert Moffitt was the deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

He recently gave a speech at the Family Research Council warning that, because most health insurance plans are controlled by secular companies or government officials, many of them pay for abortions.

The money, of course, comes from the premiums that all members of the health plan and/or their employers pay on a monthly basis -- including pro-life advocates. the rest