Although the Nelson-Reid Compromise to the health care reform legislation did not prohibit federal funding of abortion, it did specify that “A state may elect to prohibit abortion coverage in qualified health plans offered through an Exchange in such State if such State enacts a law to provide for such a prohibition.” (Newsweek). On April 24, 2010, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law SB 1305, making Arizona the first state to officially opt out of including abortion in the federally mandated state health insurance exchange. Today, Tennessee became the second. House Bill 2681/Senate Bill 2686 became law (see capitol.tn.gov) without the signature of Governor Bredesen. Although he did not sign the legislation which was passed by the Tennessee General Assembly, abortion supporter Bredesen did not veto the bill. Americans United for Life has developed a program, The Federal Abortion-Mandate Opt-Out Act, to help state legislators in opting out of abortion coverage in the state health exchanges. They report that 29 states have already introduced or are planning to introduce opt-out legislation. Please pray that your state legislature will follow suit.
May God have mercy on our nation.
United to Stop Abortion
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