Study Shows Women Getting Abortion Don't Use Private Insurance

A new study from the Guttmacher Institute shows most women pay for abortions out of pocket, with insurance companies picking up the costs of just 12 percent. Some 57 percent of women paid for their abortions, 13 percent received help from a nonprofit pro-abortion group that pays for poor women's abortions, and 20 percent got their abortions covered under Medicaid, as some states allow state tax dollars to pay for abortions. The survey found one-third of women uninsured, one-third were on Medicaid, and one-third had private insurance coverage. Of the women who did have private insurance at the time of their abortion, 63% still paid for their abortions out of pocket. LifeNews