Israel makes abortion free

It's the new year, and one of Israel's new year resolutions has been
to make abortions free for women between the ages of 20 and 33.

Until now, subsidized abortions for women of all ages were available
in medical emergencies or in case of molest and intimate abuse. Women
under the age of 20 or over 40 were also eligible for abortion funding
even when the reason was personal.

Despite the new funding, which was recently approved as part of
Israel's state-subsidized 'health basket' for 2014, women will
still have to appear before a state committee before terminating a
pregnancy.

The new rule opens it up for 6,300 more women to have a state-funded
abortion next year, at a cost of about 16 million shekels ($4.6
million). The cost of all state-subsidized abortions is estimated at
24 million shekels a year.

Monday's news was announced by the committee that determines which
medicines and medical technologies will be added to the 2014 health
basket.

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