Dear Friend,
URGENT UPDATE: This past Friday, it was announced that the Supreme Court
will hear a challenge to a Louisiana law that would leave the state with
only one doctor that can perform abortions. [ [link removed] ][1] Most people who get
abortions are moms and according to a 2018 report by the United Health
Foundation, Louisiana ranked second only to Georgia in maternal mortality.
[ [link removed] ][2] Abortion care is health care and Louisiana moms need more health
care, not less.
[ [link removed] ]We must continue the momentum to ensure that the right to abortion
stays legal and accessible. While we can’t weigh in to the Supreme Court,
we can urge every member of Congress to co-sponsor the EACH Woman Act.
This bill would repeal the Hyde Amendment, which restricts federal funds
from being used to cover abortions across the country! *When you click,
you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your information.
Let’s be clear, all these efforts to restrict abortion care have only one
goal in mind -- to end all abortion, period. 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, like the Hyde
Amendment, will be overturned.
[ [link removed] ]Abortion should be made more, not less accessible! Urge your member of
Congress to co-sponsor the EACH Woman Act which would repeal the Hyde
Amendment! *When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already
have your information.
- Nadia, Felicia Monifa, Kirstin, and the entire MomsRising/MamásConPoder
team
[1] NY Times. [ [link removed] ]Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Case From Louisiana.
[2] Nola.com. [ [link removed] ]Tulane researcher to study why women in Louisiana die
more often from pregnancy than in other states.
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Dear Friend,
[ [link removed] ]Being able to manage how many children we have and when we have them
has been nothing short of revolutionary.
Quick signature! Urge your member of Congress to co-sponsor the EACH
Woman Act which would repeal the Hyde Amendment!
[ [link removed] ]take action
[ [link removed] ]Take Action
*When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your
information.
For over four decades, anyone who relies on government health care has
been unable to use their benefits to cover the cost of an abortion. [1]
This week marks the 43rd anniversary of the enactment of the Hyde
Amendment. This harmful amendment restricts government funds from being
used to cover abortion—except in extremely limited
circumstances—essentially ensuring that low-income women (and people of
all gender identities) can’t access the same rights to safe, legal
abortion as the rest of the population.
[ [link removed] ]Quick signature! Urge your member of Congress to co-sponsor the EACH
Woman Act which would repeal the Hyde Amendment! *When you click, you’ll
automatically sign on if we already have your information.
Our letter reads:
As one of over a million members of MomsRising, I am writing to urge you
to co-sponsor the EACH (Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health
Insurance) Woman Act to repeal the Hyde Amendment.
The Hyde Amendment restricts government funds from being used to cover
an abortion—except in extremely limited circumstances. The Hyde
Amendment excludes people who receive Medicaid, military personnel,
federal employees, and Indigenous people from accessing their legal
right to abortion. Denying access to abortion solely due to one’s
socioeconomic status is completely unacceptable. More than half of the
7.5 million women affected by this coverage ban are women of color.
The time is now to overturn a ban that has only exacerbated health and
income inequalities for millions of women and families over the last
four decades. In fact, an American Public Health Association study found
that women who sought an abortion but could not get one were more likely
to be living in poverty a year later than women who did get an abortion.
[2]
Being able to manage how many children we have and when we have them has
been nothing short of revolutionary—not just for women and mothers, but
for our country as a whole. Now is the time to ensure that every person
with the ability to give birth has access to the legal right to abortion
care.
[ [link removed] ]Take action now! Join us to urge your member of Congress to co-sponsor
the EACH Woman Act. *When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we
already have your information.
Abortion care is health care, period. And most people who have abortions
are already parents. [3] The Hyde Amendment excludes people who receive
Medicaid, military personnel, federal employees, and Indigenous people
from accessing their legal right to abortion. [4] Not surprisingly, more
than half of the 7.5 million women affected by this coverage ban are women
of color. [5]
Currently, only 16 states have a policy that directs Medicaid to pay for
all or most medically necessary abortions. [6] It is abhorrent that one’s
access to abortion depends on their zip code or income level.
[ [link removed] ]Tell your member of Congress to stand up against the Hyde Amendment by
co-sponsoring the EACH Woman Act. *When you click, you’ll automatically
sign on if we already have your information.
We’re gaining momentum in protecting access to abortion! This week, a
federal court sided with our partners at SisterSong, Planned Parenthood,
the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, and the Center for
Reproductive Rights, to block an abortion ban in Georgia from going into
effect. [7] When we come together in collective resistance - we can and DO
WIN!
The more people who speak out, the bigger our impact. Please take a moment
to forward our action link to your friends and family and share our action
link on social media: [ [link removed] ][link removed]
Together we can protect access to reproductive health.
- Nadia, Felicia, Monifa, Kirstin, and the entire MomsRising/MamásConPoder
team
P.S. Women’s reproductive rights are under attack — now more than ever.
That’s why we’re rising up to STOP these plans to roll back our rights to
reproductive health and freedom. [ [link removed] ]Please donate to help supercharge our
campaign.
[1] Rewire News, [ [link removed] ]Ten Reasons Folks Should Care About the Hyde
Amendment.
[2] The American Public Health Association, [ [link removed] ]Socioeconomic consequences
of abortion compared to unwanted birth
[3] Slate.com, [ [link removed] ]The Mother Majority; and Guttmacher Institute,
[ [link removed] ]Infographic: U.S. Abortion Patients
[4] Planned Parenthood, [ [link removed] ]Hyde Amendment
[5] Guttmacher Institute, [ [link removed] ]In Real Life: Federal Restrictions on
Abortion Coverage and the Women They Impact
[6] Guttmacher Institute, [ [link removed] ]State Funding of Abortion Under Medicaid
[7] Buzzfeed News, [ [link removed] ]A Judge Has Blocked Georgia’s Law Banning Abortion
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