Hyde Amendment
Roe at 39: Celebrate Roe by Taking Action to Ensure Abortion Is Both Legal and Accessible
January 21, 2012 - 11:06am (Print)
January 22, 2012, marks the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Reflecting on this, I am reminded of an interview with a woman who, when asked what she thought about the fact that Medicaid would not cover her abortion care said, “I wish women had a right [to Medicaid coverage of abortion]…. I think women should have that option…. There’s a lot of things to having a right to choose.”
Thirty-Five Years After Hyde, It's Time to Start a New Conversation on Abortion
by Debra Hauser, Advocates for Youth
September 28, 2011 - 10:59pm (Print)
On this, the 35th anniversary of Hyde, I invite you to share your own story. Share it through the 1 in 3 Campaign or just with a few people in your own social circle. Share my story, or one from the other women who have courageously contributed to this campaign.
The Hyde Amendment at 35: Lessons for Activists
by Marlene G. Fried, Hampshire College
September 28, 2011 - 7:45am (Print)
September 30th is the 35th "anniversary" of the Hyde Amendment. Hyde's legacy is that pitted women of different economic classes against each other, and resulted in a pattern of trading reproductive health care for other health coverage.
Harris V. McRae
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
June 30, 2011 - 11:22am (Print)
It is the 31st anniversary of the biggest Supreme Court case no one has ever heard of.
They're Forcing "Forcible Rape" On Us Again
May 3, 2011 - 7:27pm (Print)
House Members are using a backdoor route to get their way on “forcible” rape using patently false claims about the law. It’s not the “longstanding policy” of the government to exclude victims of statutory rape. It’s “longstanding policy” to include them.
Are We Creating a Hobson’s Choice for Abortion Rights?
April 21, 2011 - 10:30am (Print)
Is the demonization of abortion rights by the far right forcing women's advocates to make a Hobson's choice? To preserve basic health care access for women will we need to cede open defense of abortion rights?
Beyond Federal Funding for Contraception: Taking a Firm Stance on the Hyde Amendment
April 20, 2011 - 9:13am (Print)
The term “pro-choice” has very little meaning if we are only defending the choice for those who can afford it.
Budget Showdown Casualties: D.C. Women as Bargaining Chips
April 11, 2011 - 2:27pm (Print)
How D.C.'s women were sacrificed and the implications for future policy.
(UPDATED) All Those Alternatives to Planned Parenthood? In Texas, At Least, They Don't Exist
April 5, 2011 - 10:13pm (Print)
Spending scarce time, money, and energy, Andrea Grimes goes on a hunt to find one of those many "alternatives" to Planned Parenthood anti-choicers claim will provide access to reproductive health care. Problem is, in Texas they don't exist.
The Motherhood Taboo And The Conservative Anti-Woman Priorities
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
February 7, 2011 - 7:55am (Print)
Follow Amanda Marcotte on Twitter, @amandamarcotte
