Section 213 describes the process in which the Health Benefits Commissioner is to assess the monthly premiums that will be used to pay for elective abortions under the government-run plan. The Commissioner must charge at a minimum $1 per enrollee per month.

Skizziks, the issue isn't whether its will increase or decrease. The issue is paying for them.

Roe v Wade:

"This means, on the other hand, that, for the period of pregnancy prior to this "compelling" point, the attending physician, in consultation with his patient, is free to determine, without regulation by the State, that, in his medical judgment, the patient's pregnancy should be terminated. If that decision is reached, the judgment may be effectuated by an abortion free of interference by the State. "

Skizziks, the medical procedure you refer to for abortion, is it medically necessary?

These are aging reviews, but the percentages IMO are no different today than yesterday.

What percentage of abortions are medically necessary?

I don't think nat'l healthcare should pay for plastic surgery that is unnecessary. It's personal choice. Why do you think religion is my reason. I quoted Roe v Wade and here are the reasons given for abortion. Not necessary and not medically neded.

Reasons for abortions
In 2000, cases of rape or incest accounted for 1% of abortions.[26] Another study, in 1998, revealed that in 1987-1988 women reported the following reasons for choosing an abortion:[27]

25.5% Want to postpone childbearing
21.3% Cannot afford a baby
14.1% Has relationship problem or partner does not want pregnancy
12.2% Too young; parent(s) or other(s) object to pregnancy
10.8% Having a child will disrupt education or job
7.9% Want no (more) children
3.3% Risk to fetal health
2.8% Risk to maternal health
2.1% Other
According to a 1987 study that included specific data about late abortions (i.e. abortions "at 16 or more weeks' gestation"),[28] women reported that various reasons contributed to their having a late abortion:

71% Woman didn't recognize she was pregnant or misjudged gestation
48% Woman found it hard to make arrangements for abortion
33% Woman was afraid to tell her partner or parents
24% Woman took time to decide to have an abortion
8% Woman waited for her relationship to change
8% Someone pressured woman not to have abortion
6% Something changed after woman became pregnant
6% Woman didn't know timing is important
5% Woman didn't know she could get an abortion
2% A fetal problem was diagnosed late in pregnancy
11% Other

Why are you getting hung up on one medical procedure ?

If you want fake ones instead of real ones, why should anyone pay for your elective surgery.

If it's not necessary, the regular insurance companies don't foot the bill. That keeps costs down.

No one can explain how any of the reasons provided for abortion are medically necessary. There are only a few that meet the definition of medical judgment. Abortion is used primarily for convenience-the reasons prove it.

If the bill states that medical judgment is still required for the funding to be allowable, I'm fine with that.

Roe v Wade says medical judgment. The numbers say that most abortions are not based on medical judgment.

These reasons below were given for the abortion.
I'd like a physician to explain the medical term they use that makes this a medical judgment issue:

Want to postpone childbearing
Cannot afford a baby
Has relationship problem or partner does not want pregnancy
Too young; parent(s) or other(s) object to pregnancy
Having a child will disrupt education or job
Want no (more) children
Woman didn't recognize she was pregnant or misjudged gestation
Woman found it hard to make arrangements for abortion
Woman was afraid to tell her partner or parents
Woman took time to decide to have an abortion
Woman waited for her relationship to change
Someone pressured woman not to have abortion
Something changed after woman became pregnant
Woman didn't know timing is important
Woman didn't know she could get an abortion