HB1140 requires that all health-insurance plans in Pennsylvania cover every FDA‑approved contraceptive drug, device, and service, including emergency and over‑the‑counter contraceptives, with no cost-sharing for consumers. It also assigns new roles to the Insurance Department and the Department of Human Services to oversee implementation, ensures confidentiality protections, includes provisions for religious exemptions when contraceptives are used for non‑medical elective purposes, and establishes enforceable penalties for noncompliance.
The Pennsylvania State House of Representatives passed HB1140 on June 3, 2025 by a vote of 116 to 87. We have assigned pluses to the nays because hormonal birth-control drugs and devices—particularly high-dose “morning-after” pills—can act as abortifacients by preventing implantation of a developing preborn child, resulting in silent abortions. Moreover, HB1140 forces taxpayers to underwrite abortion and birth-control coverage in public health insurance plans, compelling citizens to fund practices against their will. It also mandates that private companies provide contraceptives, in direct conflict with the religious and moral convictions of many employers. Government has no authority to finance or mandate the destruction of innocent human life. Instead, it must uphold the sanctity of life, recognizing the God-given, unalienable right to life affirmed in the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed by the Fifth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
