Medicaid abortion funding
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.
Roundup: Manchin Introduces Title X Audit Reporting Bill
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
April 15, 2011 - 9:59am (Print)
DC Abortion Fund helps women whose Medicaid-funding for abortion was pulled at the last minute; Florida senate wants to subject Medicaid funding for contraception to religious refusals; and Sen. Manchin thinks showing that no Title X money is spent on abortion will solve something.
Just Go Balls Out, Already
reader diary by Stacey Burns
March 30, 2011 - 12:43pm (Print)
Subject: Do you know of any resources for this woman?
"This woman," who has no car, lives in a South Dakota town a 12-hour round trip drive from the nearest abortion provider.
Roundup: Santorum: Blame Social Security Woes on Abortion
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
March 30, 2011 - 10:00am (Print)
FDA may allow generic form of preterm labor drug despite exclusivity agreement, Rick Santorum blames abortion for Social Security problems, and Iowa wants to ban Medicaid funding for abortions in cases of rape and incest - even though they don't pay for any.
Afternoon Roundup: Is There An Abortion Statistics 'Cover-Up'?
by Amie Newman
February 7, 2011 - 6:22pm (Print)
The first FDA approved drug to reduce the risk of preterm birth; Egyptian women are empowered by the protests; the abortion statistics controversy that isn't; more anti-choice maneuvering in Minnesota.
Morning Roundup: Smith Will Modify Rape Definition in Horrible Bill
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
February 3, 2011 - 11:02am (Print)
Chris Smith will remove the word "forcible" from his bad anti-abortion bill, NRTL says Medicaid doesn't pay for the abortions of unbattered rape victims anyway, will contraceptives become free preventative medicine, don't try to read RH Reality Check on a ferry in Canada, and the Senate does not repeal the health care law.
Back-Alley Abortions in 2011: How Anti-Choice Zealots Force Women to Go to Dangerous Clinics
January 21, 2011 - 12:47pm (Print)
The Medicaid ban on abortion funding and state restrictions requires poor women in Philadelphia and around the country to face horrific choices when they need an abortion.
The Hyde Amendment: Denying Women's Civil Rights
by Jessica Arons and Shira Saperstein, Center for American Progress
January 17, 2011 - 10:52pm (Print)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said a "right delayed is a right denied." The Hyde Amendment delays and sometimes entirely denies poor women access to abortion.
For Low-Income Women, Lack of Coverage Leads to Anxiety, Unnecessary Delays in Terminating Pregnancies
by Elisabeth Sowecke, DC Abortion Fund, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)
July 22, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Low-income women--even many ostensibly covered by Medicaid--face numerous obstacles to obtaining early, safe abortion services, leading to higher costs and later abortions than need be the case. The DC Abortion Fund is struggling to close the gap.
