Oregon Right to Life Sues State Over Insurance Mandate
The Reproductive Health Equity Act, passed in 2017, requires every private insurer in the state to cover reproductive health services, including contraceptives, at no cost to patients. All but one insurer, Providence Health Plan, must also cover abortion services. The law allows insurers to offer plans that don't include abortion or contraceptive coverage to religious employers, such as churches, that exist to instill religious values and primarily employ and serve people who share the employer's religious beliefs. Oregon Right to Life doesn't meet that definition of a religious employer, but it should be allowed an exemption, according to its 32-page complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Eugene. Read more...