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To: joseffy who wrote (762578)	1/9/2014 11:41:06 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 1574273

The fact that I think Notyetayahoo is Cheney on a bad hair day does not mean I hate Jews. You can be against some of a country's policies, and in favor of others. I'd like to see us follow Israel's lead in certain areas, like universal health care. Israel’s abortion law now among world’s most liberalDespite its conservative leanings, government approves free pregnancy termination for nearly all women, and it barely causes a ripple By Debra Kamin January 6, 2014, 4:08 am 8 The nation’s Health Ministry commission, led by Dr. Yonatan Halevy, last week announced its state-subsidized “health basket,” the package of medications and services that all Israeli citizens are entitled to under the nation’s health care system. It was approved by the cabinet on Sunday. The health basket is analyzed and amended on an annual basis, and among the many additional treatments to be offered to Israelis in 2014 are free-of-charge abortions for women ages 20-33. Israel has always had a liberal stance on abortion, allowing women facing medical emergencies or those who are victims of rape or abuse to receive subsidies to help them terminate their pregnancies. Outside of those regulations, women can apply for abortions for reasons ranging from an emotional or mental threat caused by the pregnancy or for not being married to the baby’s father. All women who seek to end a pregnancy must appear before a three-member committee to state their case, but 98 percent of requests are approved. Women under the age of 20 or over the age of 40 were also previously eligible for subsidized abortions, regardless of the reason. With the newly amended health care package, however, funding will now be available for more than 6,000 additional women seeking to terminate their pregnancies, at the cost at some NIS 16 million ($4.6 million). No medical reason for the abortion is required. The number of nations that now take a stance as liberal as Israel’s on abortion can be counted on one hand. In Canada, abortion is legal at any stage of a woman’s pregnancy, and those performed in hospitals (but not in private clinics) are for the most part covered by insurance. In Slovenia, abortion has been free since 1977, and in 2006, a government minister who tried to limit funding to only those women whose lives were at risk was promptly asked to resign his post. Read more: Israel's abortion law now among world's most liberal \| The Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-abortion-law-now-among-worlds-most-liberal/#ixzz2pv7AXCyN