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[ [link removed] ]Protect Reproductive Care by Ending the Hyde Amendment. Sign the Petition >>

People For Member,

Texas Senate Bill 8 has imposed some of the most severe abortion
restrictions in the country.

In addition to the increased burdens imposed by state legislation, another
huge barrier for people seeking abortion care is the prohibitive cost –
which can range anywhere from $500 to thousands of dollars. For too long
the federal government has contributed to this problem by upholding the
Hyde Amendment, which prohibits patients from using federal public health
benefits to pay for abortion care.^[1]

[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress it’s time to end this discriminatory barrier – sign the
petition now and demand that Congress END the Hyde Amendment! >>

This year, the House passed the first spending bill in 45 years that
didn’t include the Hyde Amendment. Unfortunately, in the Senate EVERY
Republican voted to restore it, upholding decades of a policy that
disproportionately affects low-income people.

The need to eliminate the Hyde Amendment couldn’t be greater.

Studies routinely demonstrate that those on Medicaid or those with incomes
low enough to qualify for the program routinely have had to pay for
abortion care using funds set aside for living expenses like food, rent,
or utilities, or have been compelled to give birth when funding wasn’t
available.^[2]

Nobody should be forced into making such difficult choices when it comes
to receiving vital health care.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress it's long past time we empowered all people, regardless
of their income, to make reproductive health care decisions for
themselves. Demand that they repeal the Hyde Amendment! >>

While the House has done its part, we must act now to end discrimination
in reproductive health care before the spending bill is conferenced with
the Senate and signed into law. Let’s fight back against the ongoing
far-right attacks that seek to block access to abortion care.

Thanks for all that you do.

In solidarity,

Zach, People For the American Way

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[1] [ [link removed] ]"How Much Does an Abortion Cost? Learn the Facts." The Cut,
11/20/18

[2] [ [link removed] ]"Access Denied: Origins of the Hyde Amendment and Other
Restrictions on Public Funding for Abortion." The ACLU, Accessed 9/3/20

 

 

 


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