Reply #17: It doesn't do that

[demwing]

The amendment reads:
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/15284081/Stupak-Amendment-t...

"...OPTION TO OFFER SEPARATE SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OR PLAN - Not withstanding section 303(b) nothing in this section shall restrict any nonfederal QHBP offering entity from offering separate supplemental coverage for abortions for which funding is prohibited under this section, or a plan that includes such abortions, so long as -- ...(3) any nonfederal QHBP offering entity that offers an Exchange-participating health benefits plan that includes coverage for abortions for which funding is prohibited under this section also offers an Exchange-participating health benefits plan that is identical in every respect except that it does not cover abortions for which funding is prohibited under this section."

As you can see, the text of the amendment contradicts what you fear. Any nonfederal QHBP (Qualified Health Benefits Plan) offering entity can offer a rider or a benefit plan in the exchange that covers elective abortions, as long as they ALSO offer an identical plan that doesn't include elective abortions