companies from offering abortion coverage unless a woman buys a separate abortion insurance rider that includes women whose pregnancies were caused by rape and possibly certain women who need to terminate their pregnancies because of miscarriages. the only abortion insurance companies will be allowed to cover without a rider would be to save the mother's life. last year, michigan's republican led state legislature passed similar legislation but republican governor, republican governor, rick snyder vetoed the bill saying "i don't believe it is appropriate to tell a woman who becomes pregnant due to a rain that she needs to selectee -- select. elective coverage. i believe this type of policy is an overreach of government into the private market. but this time michigan's right to life group presented the bill through the state's obscure citizens initiative process. which means the governor cannot veto it. before yesterday's vote, senate