WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge refused Thursday to block a new Kansas law restricting insurance coverage for abortions, meaning women will have to pay for the procedure on their own or buy separate policies as a lawsuit challenging the controversial law plays out in court.
The law prohibits insurance companies from offering abortion coverage as part of general health plans, except when a woman's life is at risk. Patients who want abortion coverage would have to buy supplemental policies, known as riders, covering only abortion.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the state after the law took effect in July, arguing that lawmakers' true intent was to create obstacles for women seeking abortions, and asked that the law be put on hold.
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