DELHI TOWNSHIP — Trustees here unanimously approved a resolution Thursday to eliminate abortions from coverage by their employees' health insurance.

        Ann Langdon, who sponsored the resolution, said there was no opposition from a few residents who attended the trustees meeting.

        “The residents supported our belief that we should not be using taxpayers' money for abortions,” Mrs. Langdon said. “We have notified our insurance provider. We expect the clause providing for abortions to be deleted within 30 days.”

        The issue came before trustees last month when Mrs. Langdon questioned the coverage. She said she learned about the abortion coverage when she was examining the insurance to provide coverage for her family. She said the other trustees did not know of the coverage.

        At the February meeting, Mrs. Langdon and trustee Carol Espelage voted to delete the abortion coverage. Trustee Nicholas LaScalea voted against deleting it.

        He said then that the township had a contractual obligation with Anthem Blue Cross-Blue Shield to pay for the policy that covers abortion.

        He suggested then that they should just wait until the Anthem policy expires in August, rather than interfering with the plan now.

        Mr. LaScalea voted for the resolution Thursday. He could not be reached for comment.

        Mrs. Espelage said she is comfortable with what they did because the resolution deletes at-will abortions.

        “The insurance will still cover abortions if they are used in a life-threatening situation, such as to save a mother's life,” she said.

        “We just didn't want to be using taxpayers' money to pay for abortions as a birth control measure. We think what we have done is in line with state law.”

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