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Politico: RNC Insurance Plan Covers Abortions

Meredith Jessup
Meredith Jessup  |  November 12, 2009 9:37 PM
According to a report out today from Politico, the health insurance plan the RNC offers to its employees through Cigna offers coverage for elective abortions:

According to several Cigna employees, the insurer offers its customers the opportunity to opt out of abortion coverage – and the RNC did not choose to opt out.

But rank and file Republicans said Thursday that the policy should – and would – be changed.

“We were not aware of this, obviously, and this will, of course, be fixed,” said James Bopp Jr., a Republican National Committeeman from Indiana. “I think Chairman Steele will see to it that that’s the case.”