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H. B. 2291
(By Delegate Louisos)
[Introduced February 14, 2005; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §33-4-21, relating to
prohibiting the payment for the abortion-inducing drug RU-486
as a benefit under any health care insurance plan offered by
the State to public employees.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-4-21, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
§33-4-21. No policy of health care insurance offered by the State
may pay benefits for use of RU-486.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
the abortion-inducing drug known as RU-486 may not be included as
a benefit under any health care insurance plan offered by the State to its employees.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the payment for
the abortion-inducing drug RU-486 as a benefit under any health
care insurance plan offered by the State to public employees.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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