MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Senate has passed a bill with no debate that would prohibit state health insurance programs from covering abortions for state workers.
The measure previously passed the Assembly and now heads to Gov. Scott Walker.
WISC-TV reports the bill approved Tuesday would allow coverage for abortions only in cases of rape or incest or to save the mother's life.
State health insurance plans currently cover only medically necessary abortions. But state law doesn't define a medically necessary abortion and the bill's sponsors want to remove any ambiguity.
Twenty-one states already have similar laws.
