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Abortion reimbursement under basic health coverage challenged
Currently in Switzerland, if a woman has an abortion, her basic health insurance will reimburse the costs. Last year, the cost to health insurance companies for some 11,000 abortions ranged between 15 and 20 million francs—an expense which the Federal Cabinet has said is perfectly justified.
But a newly launched initiative is challenging the practice. A committee composed of MPs of the Swiss People’s Party, Christian Democrats and the Federal Democratic Union says abortion is a private matter and that women should get supplemental insurance to cover the cost.
To bring us both sides of the debate, WRS’s Carla Drysdale called on MPs Oskar Freysinger of the Swiss People’s Party and Adèle Thorens Goumaz from the Green Party:
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