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Abbott signs bill restricting insurance coverage of abortion

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Tuesday that will require Texas women to pay a separate health insurance premium to get coverage for non-emergency abortions.

By SHANNON NAJMABADI, The Texas Tribune
Posted 8/15/17

Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed a bill that will require Texas women to pay an extra health insurance premium for non-emergency abortions, one of three abortion-related items the governor placed on …

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