Urge your Member of Congress to support and co-sponsor the EACH Woman Act!
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Dear Friend,
The decision to become a parent is one of the most important life
decisions we make. When people can make decisions that are best for their
lives, however much they earn, our families and communities thrive. We
know that most people who get abortions are already moms; and we also know
that no matter how we feel about abortion, politicians shouldn’t be
allowed to deny someone health coverage for it just because they are
struggling financially.
[ [link removed] ]Sign on now to urge your lawmakers to support the EACH Act, a bill that
will guarantee coverage for abortion without restrictions based on how
much money we have, how we are insured, or where we live.
What is the EACH Act?
The Equal Access to Abortion Coverage (EACH) Act is a bill that would
repeal the Hyde Amendment, which restricts federal funds from being used
to cover abortions across the country. The Hyde Amendment has pushed
abortion care out of reach for people of color working to make ends meet,
even with Roe v. Wade in place. The EACH Act will ensure that every person
receiving insurance through our federal government will recieve equitable
abortion coverage and care. It will also “prohibit political interference
with decisions by private health insurance companies to offer coverage for
abortion care.” [1][ [link removed] ]
The EACH Act restores abortion coverage to those:
* Enrolled in a government health insurance plan (i.e., Medicaid,
Medicare), including those who live in the District of Columbia;
* Enrolled in a government-managed health insurance program (i.e.,
FEHBP, TRICARE) due to an employment relationship; or
* Receiving health care from a government provider or program (i.e.,
Indian Health Services, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Veterans
Administration).[2]
[2]Sign onto our letter right now to urge your member of Congress to
support and co-sponsor the EACH Act: a necessary health care bill for
women and mothers.
Women of color have been leading the movement to end abortion coverage
bans in our communities and in Congress and we have them to thank for the
introduction of the EACH Act. U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee, Jan
Schakowsky, Diana DeGette, and Ayanna Pressley and U.S. Senators Tammy
Duckworth, Mazie Hirono, and Patty Murray, introduced the EACH Act last
month to ensure that every person will have insurance coverage for
abortion and be fully in control of their own bodies and lives.
With a new Congress in place, now is the time to act to lift bans that
deny abortion coverage like the Hyde Amendment, and pass legislation like
the EACH Act. People working to make ends meet, especially women of color,
are done waiting. Public support for ending the Hyde Amendment is at an
all-time high, with 62% of national voters supporting Medicaid coverage of
abortion. [ [link removed] ] Congress must work to enact policies that will protect and
ensure abortion care so that everyone can live with economic security and
dignity.
Let’s be clear, banning abortion doesn’t end abortion — it just ends safe,
legal abortion. Legislation such as the EACH Woman Act will ensure that
harmful bans on abortion that deny coverage just because someone is
struggling financially, like the Hyde Amendment, will be overturned. Lack
of coverage should never stand in the way of anyone making the best
decision for themselves and their family. [3]Urge your members of Congress
to support and co-sponsor the EACH Woman Act!
Together we can protect access to reproductive health.
- Diarra, Tina, Donna, Nadia, Felicia, Monifa, Kristin, and the entire
MomsRising/MamásConPoder team
References:
[1] Rewire News, [ [link removed] ]Ten Reasons Folks Should Care About the Hyde
Amendment.
[2] All* Above All, [ [link removed] ]EACH Act Fact Sheet
[3] The Guttmacher Insttitue, [ [link removed] ]Medicaid Coverage for Abortion
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