The Hyde Amendment blocks women from using federal funds such as Medicaid to end unwanted pregnancies. On this 43rd anniversary of a rule that places undue burden on women of color, we say enough is enough.
Saru Jayaraman, Destiny LopezMar 8, 20199:27AM EST
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, Saru Jayaraman and Destiny Lopez connect the dots between securing increased pay for women earning a tipped wage and improved access to reproductive health care.
Sung Yeon Choimorrow, Marcela Howell, Jessica González-RojasJan 22, 201911:59AM EST
Roe has never been full of promise for women of color, immigrant women and women with low incomes. But if the Trump administration gets its way, we have the most to lose.
The Hyde Amendment, the deliberately anti-choice law that prohibits government-funded health insurance such as Medicaid from covering most abortions, turns 40 today.
Contrary to popular belief, a new survey shows that 86 percent of voters don’t think politicians should be able to deny a woman insurance coverage for an abortion because she is poor.
The proposed Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Woman Act would lift restrictions that make it nearly impossible for some women to make their own reproductive choices.