The House of Representatives passed 245 to 182 on Wednesday the Conscience Protection Act that protects health care providers and professionals, entities and health insurance plans from government discrimination if they decline to participate in abortions. The bill's chief sponsor was Tennessee Rep. Diane Black. It was drafted by Louisiana Rep. John Fleming in response to a recent California mandate that requires all insurance companies in the state to cover elective abortions. 

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