POLICY UPDATES
Join Us March 4th on the Steps of the Supreme Court!
On March 4, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in June Medical Services v. Gee, a case involving a Louisiana law that could dramatically hinder access to abortion care for Louisianans by reducing the state to one abortion clinic for the more than 10,000 Louisiana women who seek abortion care each year. If the Louisiana law is upheld by the court, it could pave the way for other states to pass legislation that will similarly restrict access, with the burden falling hardest on people of color, those with lower incomes, and those living in rural areas. Please join us from 8 – 11:30 am on March 4, 2020, for a rally on the steps of the Supreme Court to affirm that abortion is health care and everyone deserves the access they need to have the power to decide if, when, and under what circumstances to have a child.
Texas Allowed to Block Low-Income Women’s Access to Quality Family Planning Services
In late January, the federal government approved a Medicaid waiver submitted by Texas, which severely limits women’s access to family planning services. Specifically, those on the Healthy Texas Women Program (which allows participants to receive Medicaid coverage solely for family planning care) are prohibited from receiving services from any provider which also provides abortion care. Texas can now receive 90% of the funding for the Healthy Texas Women Program from the federal government, despite continuing to block women’s access to care. This decision could pave the way for more states to follow suit—blocking more women from accessing contraceptive care. For more, see our statement here.
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