The_AT Ban_NN1 on_II Abortion_NN1 Coverage_NN1 When_CS the_AT House_NN1 narrowly_RR passed_VVD the_AT health_NN1 care_NN1 reform_NN1 bill_NN1 on_II Saturday_NPD1 night_NNT1 ,_, it_PPH1 came_VVD with_IW a_AT1 steep_JJ price_NN1 for_IF women_NN2 's_GE reproductive_JJ rights_NN2 ._. 
Under_II pressure_NN1 from_II anti-abortion_JJ Democrats_NN2 and_CC the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 Conference_NN1 of_IO Catholic_JJ Bishops_NN2 ,_, lawmakers_NN2 added_VVD language_NN1 that_CST would_VM prevent_VVI millions_NNO2 of_IO Americans_NN2 from_II buying_VVG insurance_NN1 that_CST covers_VVZ abortions_NN2 --_NN1 even_CS21 if_CS22 they_PPHS2 use_VV0 their_APPGE own_DA money_NN1 ._. 
The_AT restrictions_NN2 would_VM fall_VVI on_II women_NN2 eligible_JJ to_TO buy_VVI coverage_NN1 on_II new_JJ health_NN1 insurance_NN1 exchanges_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 are_VBR a_AT1 sharp_JJ departure_NN1 from_II current_JJ practice_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 infringement_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 woman_NN1 's_GE right_JJ to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 legal_JJ medical_JJ procedure_NN1 and_CC an_AT1 unjustified_JJ intrusion_NN1 by_II Congress_NN1 into_II decisions_NN2 best_RRT made_VVN by_II patients_NN2 and_CC doctors_NN2 ._. 
The_AT anti-abortion_JJ Democrats_NN2 behind_II this_DD1 coup_NN1 insisted_VVD that_CST they_PPHS2 were_VBDR simply_RR adhering_VVG to_II the_AT so-called_JJ Hyde_NP1 Amendment_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ bans_VVZ the_AT use_NN1 of_IO federal_JJ dollars_NNU2 to_TO pay_VVI for_IF almost_RR all_DB abortions_NN2 in_II a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO government_NN1 programs_NN2 ._. 
In_II fact_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 reached_VVD far_RR beyond_II Hyde_NP1 and_CC made_VVD it_PPH1 largely_RR impossible_JJ to_TO use_VVI a_AT1 policyholder_NN1 's_GE own_DA dollars_NNU2 to_TO pay_VVI for_IF abortion_NN1 coverage_NN1 ._. 
The_AT bill_NN1 brought_VVN to_II the_AT floor_NN1 already_RR included_VVN a_AT1 careful_JJ compromise_NN1 that_CST should_VM have_VHI satisfied_JJ reasonable_JJ legislators_NN2 on_II both_DB2 sides_NN2 of_IO the_AT abortion_NN1 issue_NN1 ._. 
The_AT vast_JJ majority_NN1 of_IO people_NN expected_VVD to_TO buy_VVI policies_NN2 on_II the_AT new_JJ exchanges_NN2 would_VM pay_VVI part_NN1 of_IO the_AT premium_NN1 and_CC receive_VVI government_NN1 tax_NN1 credits_VVZ to_TO pay_VVI for_IF the_AT rest_NN1 ._. 
The_AT compromise_NN1 would_VM have_VHI prohibited_VVN the_AT use_NN1 of_IO the_AT tax_NN1 subsidies_NN2 to_TO pay_VVI for_IF almost_RR all_DB abortions_NN2 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 would_VM have_VHI allowed_VVN the_AT segregation_NN1 and_CC use_NN1 of_IO premium_JJ contributions_NN2 and_CC co-payments_NN2 to_TO pay_VVI for_IF such_DA coverage_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 similar_JJ approach_NN1 allows_VVZ 17_MC state_VV0 Medicaid_JJ programs_NN2 to_TO cover_VVI abortions_NN2 using_VVG only_JJ state_NN1 funds_NN2 ,_, not_XX federal_JJ matching_JJ funds_NN2 ._. 
Yet_RR neither_RR the_AT Roman_JJ Catholic_JJ bishops_NN2 nor_CC anti-abortion_JJ Democrats_NN2 were_VBDR willing_JJ to_TO accept_VVI this_DD1 compromise_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 insisted_VVD on_II language_NN1 that_CST would_VM ban_VVI the_AT use_NN1 of_IO federal_JJ subsidies_NN2 to_TO pay_VVI for_IF "_" any_DD part_NN1 "_" of_IO a_AT1 policy_NN1 that_CST includes_VVZ abortion_NN1 coverage_NN1 ._. 
If_CS insurers_NN2 want_VV0 to_TO attract_VVI subsidized_JJ customers_NN2 ,_, who_PNQS will_VM be_VBI the_AT great_JJ majority_NN1 on_II the_AT exchange_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 will_VM have_VHI to_TO offer_VVI them_PPHO2 plans_VVZ that_CST do_VD0 n't_XX cover_VVI abortions_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ theoretically_RR possible_JJ that_CST insurers_NN2 could_VM offer_VVI plans_NN2 aimed_VVD only_RR at_II nonsubsidized_JJ customers_NN2 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 is_VBZ highly_RR uncertain_JJ that_CST they_PPHS2 will_VM find_VVI it_PPH1 worthwhile_JJ to_TO do_VDI so_RR ._. 
In_II that_DD1 case_NN1 ,_, some_DD women_NN2 who_PNQS have_VH0 coverage_NN1 for_IF abortion_NN1 services_NN2 through_II policies_NN2 bought_VVN by_II small_JJ employers_NN2 could_VM actually_RR lose_VVI that_DD1 coverage_NN1 if_CS their_APPGE employer_NN1 decides_VVZ to_TO transfer_VVI its_APPGE workers_NN2 to_II the_AT exchange_NN1 ._. 
Ultimately_RR ,_, if_CS larger_JJR employers_NN2 are_VBR permitted_VVN to_TO make_VVI use_NN1 of_IO the_AT exchange_NN1 ,_, ever_RR larger_JJR numbers_NN2 of_IO women_NN2 might_VM lose_VVI abortion_NN1 coverage_NN1 that_CST they_PPHS2 now_RT have_VH0 ._. 
The_AT restrictive_JJ language_NN1 allows_VVZ people_NN to_TO buy_VVI "_" riders_NN2 "_" that_CST would_VM cover_VVI abortions_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB nobody_PN1 plans_VVZ to_TO have_VHI an_AT1 unplanned_JJ pregnancy_NN1 ,_, so_CS this_DD1 concession_NN1 is_VBZ meaningless_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX clear_JJ that_CST insurers_NN2 would_VM even_RR offer_VVI the_AT riders_NN2 since_CS few_DA2 people_NN would_VM buy_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
The_AT highly_RR restrictive_JJ language_NN1 was_VBDZ easily_RR approved_VVN by_II a_AT1 240-to-194_MC vote_NN1 and_CC incorporated_VVN into_II the_AT overall_JJ bill_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ squeaked_VVD through_RP by_II a_AT1 tally_NN1 of_IO 220_MC to_II 215_MC ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ depressing_JJ evidence_NN1 of_IO the_AT power_NN1 of_IO anti-abortion_JJ forces_NN2 to_TO override_VVI a_AT1 reasonable_JJ compromise_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR willing_JJ to_TO scuttle_VVI the_AT bill_NN1 if_CS they_PPHS2 did_VDD n't_XX get_VVI their_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 
Outraged_JJ legislators_NN2 who_PNQS support_VV0 abortion_NN1 rights_NN2 could_VM also_RR have_VHI killed_VVN the_AT bill_NN1 but_CCB sensibly_RR chose_VVD to_TO keep_VVI the_AT reform_NN1 process_NN1 moving_VVG ahead_RL ._. 
The_AT fight_NN1 will_VM resume_VVI in_II the_AT Senate_NN1 ,_, where_CS the_AT Finance_NN1 Committee_NN1 has_VHZ approved_VVN a_AT1 bill_NN1 that_CST incorporates_VVZ the_AT compromise_NN1 just_RR rejected_VVN by_II the_AT House_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 urge_VV0 the_AT Senate_NN1 to_TO stand_VVI strong_JJ behind_II a_AT1 compromise_NN1 that_CST would_VM preserve_VVI a_AT1 woman_NN1 's_GE right_JJ to_TO abortion_NN1 services_NN2 ._. 
