Bill Clinton: “It means that it will be just like it is today in most private plans. Most private plans absolutely cover it. But no…”

“It means that it will be just like it is today in most private plans. Most private plans absolutely cover it. But no insurance plan specifically mentioned any surgical procedure. The surest way to eliminate any kind of abortion coverage from this act would be to mention it specifically, because no other surgical procedure, none, are mentioned specifically. And all private insurance plans which cover abortion may cover pregnancy-related services, and the doctor and the woman make the decision. So what we propose to do is to put low-income people who are covered by the Government today into these big pools with people who are privately insured, give everybody a private plan.”