ARTICLE 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
33-24-59.17. Coverage of certain abortions through certain qualified health plans prohibited; definitions.
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No abortion coverage shall be provided by a qualified health plan offered within the State of Georgia through a state law, a federal law, or regulation or exchange created by the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), and regulations or guidance issued under those acts, except in the case of medical emergency.
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For the purposes of this Code section, the term "abortion" has the same meaning as provided in Code Section 31-9A-2.
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For the purposes of this Code section, the term "medical emergency" has the same meaning as provided in Code Section 31-9A-2.
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Nothing in this Code section shall be construed as creating or recognizing a right to an abortion.
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It is not the intention of this Code section to make lawful an abortion that is currently unlawful.
(Code 1981, §33-24-59.17, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 349, § 1/SB 98.)
Effective date.
- This Code section became effective April 21, 2014.
Editor's notes.
- Ga. L. 2014, p. 349,
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3/SB 98, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "The General Assembly, by joint resolution, may appoint one or more of its members who sponsored or cosponsored this Act in his or her official capacity to intervene as a matter of right in any case in which the constitutionality of this Act or any portion thereof is challenged."
Law reviews.
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For article on the 2014 enactment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 177 (2014).
