Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's News Conference On Women's Health Legislation

Cut #1 And all health insurance policies that provide for prescription drug coverage must include coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Cut #2 Our Women's Health and Wellness Agenda is about equity, it's about ensuring that every woman in this state has access to the preventive health care services that are fundamental to her wellbeing and survival. It's about doing the right thing. Cut #3 The well being of our mothers, our grand mothers, our wives, our daughters, our sisters and our loved ones are on the line. We will pass a bill that doesn't have a provider loophole. Let's get it done, let's get it done now. Cut #4 There are certain religions that prohibit surgery or blood transfusion. And under the language of the Senate bill, if somebody happened to work for someone who believed in that or an insurance company that believed in that they can offer a health insurance policy that precludes surgery or precludes blood transfusions from the services that are provided under the health insurance.

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