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O.C.G.A. § 33-24-59.17 — Coverage of certain abortions through certain qualified health plans prohibited; definitions | Georgia Code
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TITLE 33 INSURANCE

Section 24. Insurance Generally, 33-24-1 through 33-24-98.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

33-24-59.17. Coverage of certain abortions through certain qualified health plans prohibited; definitions.

  1. 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.
  2. For the purposes of this Code section, the term "abortion" has the same meaning as provided in Code Section 31-9A-2.
  3. For the purposes of this Code section, the term "medical emergency" has the same meaning as provided in Code Section 31-9A-2.
  4. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed as creating or recognizing a right to an abortion.
  5. 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, § 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.

- For article on the 2014 enactment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 177 (2014).

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This Georgia Code resource is curated by Georgia Bar member Graham W. Syfert, a personal injury and workers' compensation attorney admitted in Georgia (State Bar of Georgia No. 881027, since 2006) and Florida. Attorney Syfert regularly works with Title 33 in the context of Georgia insurance coverage law and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida and South Georgia. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.