The vote was tied 3 to 3 (with Webb not voting due to illness)- so for now - elective abortions are NO LONGER covered under Wake County Employee's Health Care plans.
Many thanks to all who spoke before the commissioners today, called, or emailed on this important issue. It is settled for now, but we will have to stay on top of this one in Wake County and others as well.
The room was packed out with Planned Parenthood lobbyists, ACLU attorneys, and NARAL supporters. Thankfully, a good constituency of pro-lifers showed up as well and it was fairly evenly tied in the comments.
You can view the full meeting on video by going here (you can easily fast forward to the abortion discussion once you have downloaded the video, which takes a few minutes).
Also, here are a few links of coverage:
In the News and Observer
http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/news|Sports|Lifestyles/story/48193/county-decision-sparks-abortion-debate
Local ABC station
Local WRAL TV Station (this one is a few days old)
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