Insurance Prohibition for Abortion

Health insurance purchased for state employees may not provide coverage for certain abortion procedures after viability unless the procedure is necessary to preserve the woman's life or continuation of the pregnancy will impose a "substantial risk of grave impairment" on the woman's physical or mental health.  1996 Mass. Legis. Serv. ch. 366, § 15 (Enacted 1996).  Health maintenance organizations may not be required to provide payment or referrals for abortions unless necessary to preserve the woman's life.  Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 176G, § 17 (Original Statute Enacted 1976; Relevant Provision Enacted 1979).