Abortion Coverage in Pennsylvania

At least 28% of people of reproductive age are affected by coverage bans in pennsylvania.
  • Medicaid does not cover abortions in Pennsylvania.
  • Private insurance is allowed to cover abortions.
  • Abortion coverage is banned in plans sold on the Affordable Care Act health exchange, with limited exceptions. Coverage is only available with purchase of a separate rider at an additional cost.
  • Pennsylvania public employees are banned from abortion coverage, with limited exceptions.
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What is being done to remove coverage bans?

The EACH Act will ensure coverage for abortion for every woman, however much she earns or however she is insured.

  • Co-sponsors of EACH Act in Pennsylvania: Rep. Cartwright, Matt, Rep. Dean, Madeleine, Rep. Doyle, Michael F., Rep. Evans, Dwight, Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay, Rep. Wild, Susan
  • All* Above All Campaign Partners: ACLU of Pennsylvania, Allentown Women’s Center, Inc., Women’s Law Project, Women’s Medical Fund – Philadelphia, New Voices for Reproductive Justice, The Women’s Centers
  • Cities: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia

Abortion Coverage by State

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Resources

  • Pittsburgh City Council Resolution

    November 20, 2017
    On November 20, 2017, the Pittsburgh City Council voted to pass a Will of Council calling for the passage of the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage (EACH Woman) Act, a federal bill that would reinstate abortion coverage in public insurance programs, and for the repeal of Pennsylvania’s ban on abortion coverage in private insurance plans sold read more

  • Philadelphia, PA, City Council

    September 29, 2016
    Philadelphia City Council passes resolution in support of the EACH Woman Act.

  • Philadelphia Board of Health Resolution

    April 16, 2015
    The Philadelphia Board of Health passes a resolution calling for the reinstatement of insurance coverage for abortion.
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News

  • All* Above All’s Statement on the Criminalization of Abortion in TX, GA, PA

    March 26, 2025
    In just the last two weeks, two Texans were arrested and charged with performing abortions at a Houston-area reproductive health clinic, the first criminal charges brought under the state’s near-total abortion ban; a 24-year-old woman of color was arrested in Georgia after having a miscarriage; and a Pennsylvania teenager is being investigated for ‘abuse of … Continued

  • All* Above All Statement on Pennsylvania’s Step Toward Improving Abortion Access

    January 29, 2024
    Today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that abortion providers can challenge the state’s decades-old Medicaid coverage ban on abortion. Studies show that when policymakers place severe restrictions on Medicaid coverage of abortion, it forces one in four poor women seeking an abortion to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term. Studies also show that these policies … Continued

  • Pennsylvania Activists Rally for Reproductive Rights and Justice

    September 12, 2014
    Rewire
    The All* Above All Be Bold Road Trip stopped in Philadelphia on September 9 at Love Park, a symbol of great pride to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. However, as low-income families and women in the city have experienced, the motto certainly isn’t a reflection of the city’s stewardship to communities in … Continued
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