Hyde Amendment

Woman with red hair in silohuette puts silverware on table while standing in front of a window in daylight, there is a white orchid in a yellow pot and a lamp with a red shade, trees and benches outside
Saru Jayaraman, Destiny Lopez  Mar 8, 2019 9:27AM EST

Congress Must Pass Raise the Wage Act, Secure Better Future for Women [Op-Ed]

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.
Black pesron holds blue and white sign the reads, "Keep abortion legal."
Sung Yeon Choimorrow, Marcela Howell, Jessica González-Rojas  Jan 22, 2019 11:59AM EST

How the Promise of Roe v. Wade Left Women of Color Behind [OP-ED]

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.
Miriam Zoila Pérez  Sep 30, 2016 10:49AM EDT

Today Marks 40 Years of Hyde Amendment Hell

The Hyde Amendment, the deliberately anti-choice law that prohibits government-funded health insurance such as Medicaid from covering most abortions, turns 40 today. 
Protesters hold signs. Two blue and white signs say, "Keep abortion legal." One black and white sign says, "Abortion kills a person."
Kenrya Rankin  Sep 30, 2015 12:45PM EDT

Today is the 39th Anniversary of the Anti-Abortion Hyde Amendment

The Hyde Amendment blocks abortion coverage for low-income women who depend on Medicaid for their health care.
Miriam Zoila Pérez  Jul 29, 2015 4:00PM EDT

Surprising New Poll Shows Public Support for Government Funding of Abortion

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.
Protesters hold signs. Two blue and white signs say, "Keep abortion legal." One black and white sign says, "Abortion kills a person."
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 8, 2015 4:52PM EDT

EACH Woman Act Aims to End Hyde Amendment Bans on Abortion Funding

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.