WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus's Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, Barbara Lee (CA-13), Co-Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus, Jan ...
In 1976, Congress passed the Hyde Amendment, which prohibited federal Medicaid funding from being used for abortion services. Sunday marks the 42nd anniversary of this legislation, and the people of ...
Read the full report here. Download the executive summary here. Event: Separate and Unequal. Washington, D.C.–Today the Center for American Progress released the report "Separate and Unequal: The Hyde ...
Last October, abortion advocate Brittany Mostiller spoke at a virtual rally hosted by then-vice presidential candidate Kamala D. Harris. In hopes that the Biden administration would advocate for ...
Today the Hyde Amendment, which bans Medicaid coverage of abortion with few exceptions, turns 35 years old. Not even its sponsor, Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL), could have imagined its unfortunate success.
For years, labels such as "pro-life" and "pro-choice" have been bandied about on the abortion issue with certain political meanings, but they often lack substance for the average person. While the ...