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Wife-Beating Branded a 'Pre-Existing Condition'

Eight states allow insurance firms to deny coverage to abused spouses

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 15, 2009 8:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – It is legal in eight states and in DC for insurers to reject victims of domestic violence because being beaten up by your spouse qualifies as "a pre-existing health condition" the Huffington Post reports. If you're in a marriage where it's happened once, the...   Read full story »

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