OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Abortion rights supporters and opponents packed a Washington state House hearing Thursday and debated a measure that would require insurers to pay for the procedure.

Supporters call the bill the Reproductive Parity Act and say it's intended to preserve existing abortion coverage once new health insurance rules come into effect under the federal health care law.

Rep. Eileen Cody, D-West Seattle, the bill's sponsor, says the proposal is needed because the Affordable Care Act will create red tape that could tempt insurers to drop abortion from their plans.

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