The amendment makes abortion essentially inaccessible for low-income women and many women of color.
that a woman denied an abortion is more likely to fall into poverty than a woman who is able to get one.and reversing his stance on federal funding for insurance coverage of abortion.
“Eliminating Hyde is a critical step in ensuring that all people who obtain health care and/or insurance coverage through the federal government will be able to access abortion care, free from political or religious interference in private health decisions,” Manson said. “In taking this bold and important step, President Biden is putting into practice the values of Catholic social justice, which compel us to work for equal care and equal justice for all, especially the most vulnerable.
Congress could prevent 19 million unsafe abortions around the world every year if it rescinded the Helms Amendment, according to a “It is unacceptable that President Biden did not take this opportunity to also signal his commitment to reproductive justice forpeople, no matter where they live, at home or abroad,” Kumar said. “Since 1973, the Helms Amendment has oppressed and controlled the bodies of Black and brown women who live thousands of miles from the United States using the power of U.S. funding. It is time for this to finally end.