“I certainly would like to prevent, if I could legally, anybody having an abortion: a rich woman, a middle-class woman or a poor woman. Unfortunately, the only vehicle available is the…Medicaid bill.”
— Representative Henry Hyde

It’s clear that when Congressman Hyde introduced the Hyde amendment 40 years ago this week, he deliberately targeted women who get health insurance through Medicaid — including high numbers of low-income women and women of color. For 40 years, politicians have used the Hyde Amendment to deny abortion coverage to women enrolled in Medicaid, preventing people struggling to make ends meet from making their own personal health care decisions.

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Enough is enough.

Urge your members of Congress to pass the EACH Woman Act so that everyone has access to affordable abortion coverage.

The EACH Woman Act would ensure that every woman — regardless of her income, how she is insured, or where she lives — has the freedom to determine whether and when to become a parent. It’s vital that every woman have access to all of the options available to her when making such an important decision — one that should not include interfering politicians.

Tell your representative to pass this important bill now.

For 40 years, women in the United States have suffered under the Hyde amendment, a cruel federal law that targets women who need access to abortion coverage the most. But the tide is turning. A majority of voters support lifting the Hyde amendment and ensuring women who have Medicaid coverage have access to the full range of pregnancy related care, including abortion. You can help make this a reality by urging your representative to pass this important legislation.

Tell Congress to support reproductive freedom by passing the EACH Woman Act.

Thanks for everything you do.

Sincerely,
Fatima Goss Graves
Senior Vice President for Program
National Women’s Law Center