Reproductive health bill passes House

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John Stang Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Reproductive health bill passes House</h1>
                <h2><p>For the fourth straight year, the Washington House has sent the Reproductive Parity Act — redubbed this year as the "Reproductive Health Act" — to the Senate. Rep. Eileen Cody, D-Seattle, introduced the bill. The House passed the measure Tuesday by a 51-46 vote that was mostly but not totally</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/john-stang-crosscut-com/">John Stang</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <p>For the fourth straight year, the Washington House has sent the Reproductive Parity Act — redubbed this year as the "Reproductive Health Act" — to the Senate. Rep. Eileen Cody, D-Seattle, introduced <a href="http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1647&year=2015&ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">the bill</a>. The House passed the measure Tuesday by a 51-46 vote that was mostly but not totally along party lines.</p><p>The bill would require health plans that cover maternity care to cover abortions as well. The most recent House bills on this topic died in the Senate Health Committee. In the past two years, rumors ran rampant that a few moderate Republican senators would support the bill if it made it to a floor vote. No such rumors have been apparent so far this year.</p>
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For the fourth straight year, the Washington House has sent the Reproductive Parity Act — redubbed this year as the "Reproductive Health Act" — to the Senate. Rep. Eileen Cody, D-Seattle, introduced the bill. The House passed the measure Tuesday by a 51-46 vote that was mostly but not totally along party lines.

The bill would require health plans that cover maternity care to cover abortions as well. The most recent House bills on this topic died in the Senate Health Committee. In the past two years, rumors ran rampant that a few moderate Republican senators would support the bill if it made it to a floor vote. No such rumors have been apparent so far this year.

By John Stang

John Stang is a freelance writer who often covers state government and the environment. He can be reached on email at johnstang_8@hotmail.com and on Twitter at @johnstang_8