The Republican National Committee will no longer offer employees an insurance plan that covers abortion after POLITICO reported Thursday that the anti-abortion RNC's policy has covered the procedure since 1991.Nothing like giving Democrats ammunition to use against you. Not to mention all those people who have donated to the RNC over the years and just found out they've been helping to fun abortion coverage.
"Money from our loyal donors should not be used for this purpose," Chairman Michael Steele said in a statement. "I don't know why this policy existed in the past, but it will not exist under my administration. Consider this issue settled."
Steele has told the committee's director of administration to opt out of coverage for elective abortion in the policy it uses from Cigna.
Federal Election Commission Records show the RNC purchases its insurance from Cigna, and two sales agents for the company said that the RNC’s policy covers elective abortion.
As of Thursday, the RNC’s plan covers elective abortion – a procedure the party’s own platform calls “a fundamental assault on innocent human life.”
Informed of the coverage, RNC spokeswoman Gail Gitcho told POLITICO earlier Thursday that the policy pre-dates the tenure of current RNC Chairman Michael Steele.
“The current policy has been in effect since 1991, and we are taking steps to address the issue,” Gitcho said.
Friday, November 13, 2009
RNC's Employee Insurance Policy Covers Abortion
Boy, this is a screw-up:
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There is no excuse for this... but... bet you their plans cover birth control as well, which plenty of people have an objection to.
Every health plan should be required to cover abortion. Failure to cover abortion is sex discirmination.
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