Legislation approved by the Georgia Senate and on its way to the House would enable health insurers to offer policies that don’t cover some medical procedures and drugs currently mandated by state law–women legislators objected to Senate Bill 174 because it targets essential women’s coverages.
SB 174, pushed by Sen. Cecil Staton, R-Macon, was approved 31-21. Critics say it would make optional some coverage now required, including women’s contraceptives, mastectomy treatment, psychologist, chiropractic and optometric coverage, prescriptions for inhalers, along with coverage for certain types of anti-cancer drug therapy.
The measure was opposed by Democrats and a few Republicans.
After the vote, Democratic Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor said, “This is a slap in the face of the women of Georgia. Our wives, daughters, sisters and newborns will be in jeopardy because it encourages drive-through deliveries and drive-through mastectomies.”
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