,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #geh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjai,ms4    
,duckwor? 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4
 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51    
,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4   
,wyd51 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,ms4 ,ros51 & ,ms4   
,klobu*>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to ensure af=dable abortion 
cov]age & c>e = e woman1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,equal ,access to ,abortion
 ,cov]age 9 ,heal? ,insurance 7,,ea*    
,woman7 ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s       
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7   
,af=dable1 compreh5sive heal? insurance 
t includes cov]age = a full range (     
pregnancy-relat$ c>e1 includ+ abortion1 
is critical to ! heal? ( e p]son        
reg>dless ( actual or p]ceiv$ race1     
color1 national orig91 immigration      
/atus1 sex 7includ+ sexual ori5tation1  
g5d] id5tity1 pregnancy1 *ildbir?1 a    

m$ical condition relat+ to pregnancy or 
*ildbir?1 or sex /]eotyp+71 age1 or     
disability /atus4  7#b7 ,nei!r a woman's
 income level nor h] type ( insurance   
%\ld prev5t h] f hav+ access to a full  
range ( pregnancy-relat$ c>e1 includ+   
abortion s]vices4  7#c7 ,no woman %\ld h
 ! decision to h1 or n to h1 an abortion
 made = h] bas$ on h] ability or        
inability to af=d ! proc$ure4  7#d7     
,s9ce #aigf1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has     
)held funds = abortion cov]age 9 mo/    
circum/ances1 affect+ wom5 (            
reproductive age 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o   
are insur$ ?r\gh ! ,m$icaid program1 z  
well z wom5 :o receive insurance or c>e 
?r\gh o!r ,f$]al heal? plans & programs4
 ,( wom5 ag$ #ae-dd enroll$ 9 ,m$icaid 9
 #bjag1 #ee p]c5t liv$ 9 ! #ce ,/ates & 
! ,di/rict ( ,columbia t d n cov]       
abortion1 except 9 limit$ circum/ances4 
,?is am\nts to r\ghly #g4c million wom5 
( reproductive age1 includ+ #c4a million
 wom5 liv+ bel[ ! ,f$]al pov]ty level4  
,wom5 ( color are disproportionately    

likely to be insur$ by ! ,m$icaid       
program3 ,nationwide1 #cb p]c5t ( ,black
 wom5 & #bg p]c5t ( ,hispanic wom5 ag$  
#ae-dd 7 enroll$ 9 ,m$icaid 9 #bjag1    
comp>$ ) #af p]c5t ( ,:ite wom54  7#e7  
,moreov]1 #bf ,/ates also prohibit      
abortion cov]age 9 private insurance    
plans )9 or beyond heal? insurance      
m>ketplaces "u ! ,pati5t ,protection &  
,af=dable ,c>e ,act4  7#f7 ,re/rictions 
on abortion cov]age int]f]e ) a woman's 
p]sonal decision mak+1 ) h] heal? &     
well-be+1 & ) h] con/itutionally        
protect$ "r to a safe & legal m$ical    
proc$ure4  7#g7 ,re/rictions on abortion
 cov]age h a disproportionate impact on 
l[-income wom51 wom5 ( color1 immigrant 
wom51 & "y wom54 ,^! wom5 are already   
disadvantag$ 9 _! access to ! res\rces1 
in=mation1 & s]vices necess>y to prev5t 
an un9t5d$ pregnancy or to c>ry a heal?y
 pregnancy to t]m4  #c4 ,abortion       
cov]age & c>e reg>dless ( income or     
s\rce ( insurance  7a7 ,ensur+ abortion 
cov]age & c>e ?r\gh ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 9

 its role z an insur]1 employ]1 or heal?
 c>e provid] ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all-- 
7#a7 ensure cov]age = abortion c>e 9    
public heal? insurance programs includ+ 
,m$icaid1 ,m$ic>e1 & ! ,*ildr5's ,heal? 
,insurance ,program2  7#b7 9 its role z 
an employ] or heal? plan sponsor1 ensure
 cov]age = abortion c>e = p>ticipants & 
b5efici>ies2 &  7#c7 9 its role z a     
provid] ( heal? s]vices1 ensure abortion
 c>e is made available to individuals :o
 are eligible to receive s]vices 9 its  
own facilities or 9 facilities ) :i* x  
contracts to provide m$ical c>e4  7b7   
,prohibit+ re/rictions on private       
insurance cov]age ( abortion c>e  7#a7  
,f$]al re/rictions ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
%all n prohibit1 re/rict1 or o!rwise    
inhibit insurance cov]age ( abortion c>e
 by ,/ate or local gov]nm5t or by       
private heal? plans4  7#b7 ,/ate & local
 gov]nm5t re/rictions ,/ate & local     
gov]nm5ts %all n prohibit1 re/rict1 or  
o!rwise inhibit insurance cov]age (     
abortion c>e by private heal? plans4    

#d4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( !  
,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1  
act+ 9 its capacity z an insur]1        
employ]1 or heal? c>e provid]1 %\ld s]ve
 z a model = ! ,nation to ensure cov]age
 ( abortion c>e2 &  7#b7 moreov]1       
re/rictions on cov]age ( abortion c>e 9 
! private insurance m>ket mu/ end4  #e4 
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act    
%all be con/ru$ to h any effect on any  
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local law t includes m
 protections = abortion cov]age or c>e  
?an ^? set =? 9 ?is ,act4  #f4          
,sev]ability ,if any portion ( ?is ,act 
or ! application !re( to any p]son or   
circum/ances is held invalid1 su*       
invalidity %all n affect ! portions or  
applications ( ?is ,act :i* c be giv5   
effect )\t ! invalid portion or         
application4