The Catholic University of America swiftly removed coverage of abortions from its student health insurance this week after an investigation revealed that the plans violated Catholic teachings, according to reports.
Life News reports:
Earlier this week, The College Fix reported the university student health plans covered abortions on unborn babies conceived in rape or incest.
According to the report, the university paid for coverage of abortions in cases of rape, incest or danger to the mother’s life in its current student health insurance through Aetna. Its 2019-2020 plan included the same provision, but the school plan did not cover any “elective abortions” in its 2016-2017 plan, The Fix found.
The current school year plan states that abortions will be covered “when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest or if it places the woman’s life in serious danger.” Aborting unborn babies even in cases of rape or incest violates Catholic teachings about the sanctity of human life.
Responding to the findings, [CUA Spokeswoman Karnoa] Lozoya said the abortion coverage was a mistake, and the school quickly is working to remedy the problem.
“A few years ago our health insurance provider for our student health plan (Aetna) made a blanket change to their plans to add limited exceptions to the abortion exclusion — in the case of rape, incest and if the life of the mother is in danger,” she told The Fix. “Unfortunately, we failed to catch the modification.”
If any of those responsible for making such decisions had ever read the novel ‘The Cardinal” by Henry Morton Robinson, the question would never have arisen. It was made into a movie in 1963, starring Tom Tryon