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In 1988, Congress amended [[Title IX]] to preclude an argument that schools must provide abortion funding in order to comply with legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational institutions receiving federal aid.

In 1988, Congress amended [[Title IX]] to preclude an argument that schools must provide abortion funding in order to comply with legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational institutions receiving federal aid.

The cost of many abortions are covered by private health insurance.  During the consideration of the Affordable Care Act in 2009, Representatives [[Bart Stupak]] (D-Mich.) and [[Joe Pitts]] (R-Pa.) offered an amendment which would limit prohibit insurance plans that take subsidized customers from offering abortion coverage.<ref name=wp/> The Stupak-Pitts amendment would have forced low income women to chose between accepting a federal subsidy for health insurance or paying the full cost of an insurance plan that included abortion coverage.  It was backed by a group of pro-life House Democrats. The Senate bill did not contain the Stupak-Pitts amendment. President Obama agreed to an Executive Order prohibiting the use of federal funds for abortions under the new law,<ref>{{cite web|url= and ultimately Stupak agreed to the Senate bill, resulting in the end of his long political career.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/09/rep-bart-stupak-retire/|title=http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/03/21/one-more-step-towards-health-insurance-reform|title=One More Step Towards Health Insurance Reform|work=whitehouse.gov|date=March 21, 2010|accessdate=September 5, 2012}}</ref>

The cost of many abortions are covered by private health insurance.  During the consideration of the Affordable Care Act in 2009, Representatives [[Bart Stupak]] (D-Mich.) and [[Joe Pitts]] (R-Pa.) offered an amendment which would limit prohibit insurance plans that take subsidized customers from offering abortion coverage.<ref name=wp/> The Stupak-Pitts amendment would have forced low income women to chose between accepting a federal subsidy for health insurance or paying the full cost of an insurance plan that included abortion coverage.  It was backed by a group of pro-life House Democrats. The Senate bill did not contain the Stupak-Pitts amendment. President Obama agreed to an Executive Order prohibiting the use of federal funds for abortions under the new law,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/03/21/one-more-step-towards-health-insurance-reform|title=One More Step Towards Health Insurance Reform|work=whitehouse.gov|date=March 21, 2010|accessdate=September 5, 2012}}</ref> and ultimately Stupak agreed to the Senate bill, resulting in the end of his long political career.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/09/rep-bart-stupak-retire/|title=Rep. Bart Stupak Announces His Retirement After Health Care Controversy|date=April 09, 2010|work=FoxNews.com|accessdate=September 5, 2012|author=Chad Pergram and Dominique Pastre}}</ref>

Rep. Bart Stupak Announces His Retirement After Health Care Controversy|date=April 09, 2010|work=FoxNews.com|accessdate=September 5, 2012|author=Chad Pergram and Dominique Pastre}}</ref>

In 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule regarding establishment of the state health care exchanges required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The rule requires a separate premium to be charged for any abortion coverage costs, and those premiums will not be eligible for the federal subsidy that the new law provides to low income households.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lifenews.com/2012/03/12/obama-admin-finalizes-rules-1-abortions-in-obamacare/|title=Obama Admin Finalizes Rules: $1 Abortion Surcharge in ObamaCare|first=Steven|last=Ertelt|work=lifenews.com|date=March 12, 2012|accessdate=September 5, 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule regarding establishment of the state health care exchanges required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The rule requires a separate premium to be charged for any abortion coverage costs, and those separate premiums will not be eligible for the federal subsidy that the new law provides to low income households.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lifenews.com/2012/03/12/obama-admin-finalizes-rules-1-abortions-in-obamacare/|title=Obama Admin Finalizes Rules: $1 Abortion Surcharge in ObamaCare|first=Steven|last=Ertelt|work=lifenews.com|date=March 12, 2012|accessdate=September 5, 2012}}</ref>