re abortion and private health insurance in qid s ik agate berkeley edu dzkriz ocf berkeley edu dennis kriz writes i recently have become aware that my health insurance includes coverage for abortion i strongly oppose abortion for reasons of conscience it disturbs me deeply to know that my premiums may be being used to pay for that which i sincerely believe is murder i would like to request that i be exempted from abortion coverage with my health premiums reduced accordingly i share dennis s outrage over a similar manner i have recently become aware that my health insurance includes coverage for illness and injuries suffered by christians it disturbs me deeply to know that my premiums may be used to pay for that which i sincerely believe is divine punishment for their sinful conduct in addition these folks are able to avail themselves of such alternative therapies as lourdes fatima morris cerullo benny hinn etc in any case as jesus saves i feel that there is no reason for them to be covering their bets at my expense i would like to request that i be exempted from christian coverage with my health premiums reduced accordingly jack carroll
