Corbett to sign bill banning abortion coverage in Obamacare exchanges
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer 
HARRISBURG — Women in Pennsylvania will have the right to choose insurance through the state health exchange, but it won’t extend to abortion. NO CHOICE: Under HB818, private insurers cannot offer plans that include abortion coverage on the state health exchange.
The state Senate on Wednesday voted 31-19 to approve House Bill 818, which prohibits insurance policies offered through Pennsylvania’s upcoming health-care insurance exchanges from offering abortion coverage. The bill, which already passed in the House, goes to Gov.Corbett.
Christine Cronkright, a spokeswoman for Corbett, said the governor will sign the bill. In an email, Cronkright said the bill would not “place any greater restrictions” on access-to-care for abortion. Abortions will still be allowed in cases of rape, incest or if the life of the mother is at risk.
However, the ban also extends to plans sold by private insurers issued without federal subsidy. The bill was written in response to the emergence of state health exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act. Under Obamacare, states may create their own exchanges or opt for a federal government-run exchange.
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History of this bills, including floor votes:
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billInfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2013&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=818
Actual State Senate Vote, Six Democratic Senators voted for the law, Four from Western PA, one from Scranton and one from Wilkes-Barre. NONE from the South Eastern part of the State
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2013&sess_ind=0&rc_body=S&rc_nbr=121
Y ALLOWAY
Y ARGALL
N BAKER
Y BLAKE - Democrat - Scranton
N BOSCOLA - Democrat - Bethlehem
Y BREWSTER - Democrat Washington County,
Y BROWNE
Y BRUBAKER
Y CORMAN
N COSTA - Democat Pittsburgh
N DINNIMAN - Democrat - Chester
Y EICHELBERGER
Y ERICKSON
N FARNESE - Democrat - Philadelphia
N FERLO
Y FOLMER
N FONTANA - Demcrat Pittsburgh
Y GORDNER
Y GREENLEAF
N HUGHES - Democrat - Philadelphia
Y HUTCHINSON
Y KASUNIC - Democart - Someret, Fayette and Greene County (All south of Pittsburgh)
N KITCHEN- Democrat - Philadelphia
N LEACH - Democrat - Delaware County.
Y MCILHINNEY
Y MENSCH
Y PILEGGI
Y RAFFERTY
Y ROBBINS
Y SCARNATI
N SCHWANK - Democrat - Berk County
N SMITH - Democrat Bethel Park, Suburb of Pittsburgh
Y SMUCKER
Y SOLOBAY - Democrat Westmoreland County
N STACK - Democrat - Philadelphia
N TARTAGLIONE - Democrat - Philadelphia
N TEPLITZ - Democrat - Harrisburg
Y TOMLINSON
N VANCE
Y VOGEL
Y VULAKOVICH
Y WARD
N WASHINGTON - Democrat - Philadehia
Y WAUGH
Y WHITE
N WILEY - Democrat - Erie
N WILLIAMS - Democrat - Philadelphia
Y WOZNIAK - Democrat - Johnstown and State Collage
Y YAW
Y YUDICHAK - Democrat - Luzerne County (Wilkes-Barre).
There is a marked difference between Democrats in the Eastern part of Pennsylvania and the Western part of the State. As to economics, not much difference, through Western Pennsylvania Democrats tend to be more pro-union then Democrats in the East (and that the MAIN reason Western Democrats are Democrats are Economics not social).
On the other hand Eastern Pa Democrats tend to be much more liberal on social issues, including Abortion. Thus Western PA Democrats tend to be Anti-Abortion, especially when compared to Democrats in the Eastern Part of the State.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate
The General Assembly had voted on this is April ( 2 Republicans voted AGAINST it)
Y ADOLPH
Y AUMENT
Y BAKER
Y BARRAR
Y BENNINGHOFF
Y BLOOM
Y BOBACK
Y BROOKS
Y BROWN, R.
Y CAUSER
Y CHRISTIANA
Y CLYMER
Y CORBIN
Y COX
Y CULVER
Y CUTLER
Y DAY
Y DELOZIER
Y DENLINGER
Y DIGIROLAMO
Y DUNBAR
Y ELLIS
Y EMRICK
Y ENGLISH
Y EVANKOVICH
Y EVERETT
Y FARRY
Y FEE
Y FLECK
Y GABLER
Y GILLEN
Y GILLESPIE
Y GINGRICH
Y GODSHALL
Y GREINER
Y GRELL
Y GROVE
Y HACKETT
Y HAHN
Y HARHART
Y HARPER
Y HARRIS, A.
Y HEFFLEY
Y HELM
Y HENNESSEY
Y HESS
Y HICKERNELL
Y JAMES
Y KAMPF
Y KAUFFMAN
Y KELLER, F.
Y KELLER, M.K.
E KILLION
Y KNOWLES
Y KRIEGER
Y LAWRENCE
Y LUCAS
Y MACKENZIE
Y MAHER
Y MAJOR
Y MALONEY
Y MARSHALL
Y MARSICO
Y MASSER
Y MCGINNIS
Y MENTZER
Y METCALFE
Y METZGAR
Y MICCARELLI
Y MICOZZIE
Y MILLARD
Y MILLER
N MILNE
Y MOUL
Y MURT
Y MUSTIO
Y O'NEILL
Y OBERLANDER
Y PAYNE
Y PEIFER
Y PETRI
Y PICKETT
Y PYLE
Y QUINN
Y RAPP
Y REED
Y REESE
Y REGAN
Y ROAE
Y ROCK
N ROSS
Y SACCONE
Y SANKEY
Y SAYLOR
Y SCAVELLO
Y SIMMONS
Y SMITH
Y SONNEY
Y STEPHENS
Y STERN
Y STEVENSON
Y SWANGER
Y TALLMAN
Y TAYLOR
Y TOBASH
Y TOEPEL
Y TOOHIL
Y TRUITT
Y TURZAI
Y VEREB
Y WATSON
Here are the DEMOCRATIC votes, 26 yes votes from Western Pennsylvania (State Collage and West). Others are from Reading, Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. One from Bucks County. None from Philadelphia and except for two (one from Bucks County and one from Delaware County) none from the Southeastern part of the State.
Y BARBIN- Democrat - Johnstown
N BISHOP
Y BIZZARRO - Democrat - Erie
N BOYLE, B.
N BOYLE, K.
N BRADFORD - Democrat Montgmery County
N BRIGGS
N BROWN, V.
N BROWNLEE
Y BURNS - Democrat - Johnstown
Y CALTAGIRONE - Democrat - Reading
Y CARROLL - Demcorat - Wilkes-Barre
N CLAY
N COHEN - Democrat Phildephia
Y CONKLIN - Democrat - Centre County State Collage.
N COSTA, D. - Democrat - Pittsburgh
Y COSTA, P.- Democrat - Pittsburgh
E CRUZ
N DALEY, M.
Y DALEY, P.- Democrat - Washington County (South of Pittsburgh)
Y DAVIDSON - Democrat - Delaware County.
N DAVIS
N DEAN
Y DEASY - Democrat - Pittsburgh
N DELISSIO
Y DELUCA- Democrat - Penn Hills - Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)
N DERMODY- Democrat - Oakmont - Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)
N DONATUCCI
N EVANS - Democrat - Philadephia
N FABRIZIO - Democrat - Erie
Y FARINA - Democrat - Lackawanna County (Scranton)
Y FLYNN - Democrat - Lackawanna County (Scranton)
N FRANKEL - Democrat - Pittsburgh
N FREEMAN
N GAINEY - Democrat - Pittsburgh
Y GALLOWAY - Democrat - Bucks County.
Y GERGELY- Democrat - White Oak (Allegheny County - Pittsburgh)
Y GIBBONS - Democrat - Beaver (West of Pittsburgh)
Y GOODMAN - Democrat - Lackawanna County
Y HAGGERTY - Democrat - Lackawanna County (Scranton)
N HALUSKA - Democrat - Johnstown
Y HANNA - Democrat Centre County
Y HARHAI - Democrat - Westmoreland County (East of Pittsburgh)
Y HARKINS - Democrat - Erie
N HARRIS, J.
Y KAVULICH - Demcorat - Lackawanna County - Pottsville PA
N KELLER, W.
N KIM
N KINSEY
N KIRKLAND
Y KORTZ- Democrat - Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)
Y KOTIK Democrat - Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)
Y KULA- Democrat - Uniontown - (South of Pittsburgh)
Y LONGIETTI - Democrat - Mercer County - Between Pittsburgh and Erie
E MAHONEY- Democrat - Uniontown (South of Pittsburgh)
Y MARKOSEK - Democrat - Pittsburgh
Y MATZIE - Democrat - Ambridge Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)
N MCCARTER
N MCGEEHAN
E MCNEILL
Y MIRABITO - Democrat - Williamsport (North of State Collage).
N MIRANDA
N MOLCHANY - Democrat Pittsburgh
Y MULLERY - Luzerne County (Wilkes- Barre).
N MUNDY
N NEILSON
Y NEUMAN- Democrat - Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)
N O'BRIEN
N PAINTER
N PARKER
N PASHINSKI
Y PETRARCA- Democrat - Armstrong County (North of Pittsburgh)
Y RAVENSTAHL - Democrat - Pittsburgh
Y READSHAW- Democrat - Pittsburgh
N ROEBUCK
N ROZZI
N SABATINA
Y SAINATO - Democrat - New Castle
N SAMUELSON
N SANTARSIERO - Democrat - Bucks County
N SCHLOSSBERG
N SIMS
Y SNYDER- Democrat - Greene County (South of Pittsburgh)
N STURLA
N THOMAS
N VITALI - Democrat - Delaware County
N WATERS
N WHEATLEY - Democrat - Pittsburgh
N WHITE - Democrat - Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)
N YOUNGBLOOD
That was part of the terms of the original bill!
