One way to pay for abortions is to directly subsidize them.
Another is to force insurance companies to foot the bill.
This week, Governor Murphy’s Department of Banking and Insurance announced, as the Democrat’s press shop explained, “the adoption of rules to require comprehensive abortion coverage as a part of all health benefits plans regulated by the department.”
“This requirement, which was in place as of January 1, 2023 in the individual and small employer health insurance markets, will now be in effect for the fully-insured large employer health insurance market upon plan issuance or renewal,” the Governor’s office explained.
“New Jersey remains a leader in safeguarding reproductive rights and health care services. Implementation of this requirement across department-regulated plans will provide access to abortion services without exceptions limiting coverage — reaffirming a women’s ability to make medical decisions about her reproductive health,” said Murphy. “This rulemaking is another step forward in ensuring residents can access the reproductive care they both need and deserve.”
The mandate isn’t just morally abhorrent, but it’s also certain to increase the cost of premiums for the implicated policies.
