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Require equal or greater benefits for pregnancy where abortion is covered

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, chapter 18, p. 585. Written by Jonathan Berry.

Require equal or greater benefits for pregnancy where abortion is covered

The document says “shouldWho acts: CongressHow: legislationp. 585 in the PDF
What the document says

“Congress should pass a law requiring that to the extent an employer provides employee benefits for abortion, it must provide equal or greater benefits for pregnancy, childbirth, maternity, and adoption.”

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, p. 585

The chapter adds that the law should clarify that no employer is required to provide any accommodation or benefit for abortion.

What the document actually says

“Congress should pass a law requiring that to the extent an employer provides employee benefits for abortion, it must provide equal or greater benefits for pregnancy, childbirth, maternity, and adoption.”

Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, p. 585
That sentence, in plain words

Say a job plan pays for an abortion. Then it must pay as much for birth.

What this is about

Some employers help pay for an abortion. The book says they should then help at least as much with birth and adoption.

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