Posts Tagged hyde amendment

sign that says "i give to abortion funds because being pregnant when you don't want to be is the absolute worst."
By Maya Dusenbery • 11 years ago

I give to abortion funds because…

Today is Giving Tuesday and the National Network of Abortion Funds is kicking off their holiday fundraising campaign. You should really donate if you can afford to and submit a photo with your reason for giving.

I wrote last year about why abortion access is such an important issue to me. I rarely feel like I’ve adequately expressed just how deeply unjust the Hyde amendment is and how enraging it is that poor people in this country have to rely on charity to exercise their right to choose. But that post comes close. As I wrote then, “The need for abortion funds is evidence of a complete failure to uphold any semblance of equality when it comes to abortion rights.” And this ...

Today is Giving Tuesday and the National Network of Abortion Funds is kicking off their holiday fundraising campaign. You should really donate if you can afford to and submit a photo with your reason for giving.

I wrote last year ...
By Vanessa • 12 years ago

What We Missed

Chloe talks “Parks and Recreation” on Bloggingheads.

As usual, Jay Smooth nails it.

Also Occupy-related: The People of Color Occupying Wall Street Working Group works to improve racial diversity in the movement.

Urban Outfitters sell a ridiculously offensive “Navajo” line of clothing — then quietly erases the line from their site.

As an update to Zerlina’s post on voter suppression, AP reports that South Carolina’s voter-ID law disproportionately prevents African-American voters from participating in elections. Shocking, we know.

Love this: The Repeal Hyde Art Project. Send in your submissions, y’all!

Chloe talks “Parks and Recreation” on Bloggingheads.

As usual, Jay Smooth nails it.

Also Occupy-related: The People of Color Occupying Wall Street Working Group works to improve racial diversity in the movement.

Urban Outfitters ...
By Jos Truitt • 13 years ago

Abortion access is a youth issue

The current attack on abortion rights in the House is an attempt to extend already despicable bans on funding for abortion, the only medical procedure explicitly excluded from federal funding, as far beyond their current scope as possible. Federal funding for abortion is obviously a class issue, as it is the poorest people in the US who most need help accessing medical care. The reproductive justice community has done a great job of emphasizing that this is a racial justice issue, pointing out the intersection between race and poverty in the US. Here’s another intersection that I think deserves our attention: abortion funding is a youth issue.

The majority of people in the US who need abortion care ...

The current attack on abortion rights in the House is an attempt to extend already despicable bans on funding for abortion, the only medical procedure explicitly excluded from federal funding, as far beyond their current ...
By Vanessa • 13 years ago

What We Missed

The Center for American Progress has released a huge report on the racial and economic injustices of the Hyde Amendment. It’s a must-read (PDF).

Want to help an amazing cause and get some dope 80s mash-ups? Donate to WAM! and get the official mash-up soundtrack that the awesome Marc Faletti put together for this weekend’s Radical 80s Prom.

Feminist blogs respond to the shitty media narrative around Julian Assange’s rape allegations. Like, really Naomi Wolf? We’ll weigh in soon as well.

Support Dr. Carhart in his efforts to provide safe reproductive health care in Maryland.

The Center for American Progress has released a huge report on the racial and economic injustices of the Hyde Amendment. It’s a must-read (PDF).

Want to help an amazing cause and get some dope ...
By Samhita • 13 years ago

Hyde: The Status Quo Is Not O.K.

Guest Post from Karen Leiter, Human Rights Researcher for the Center for Reproductive Rights.

About a year ago, I began researching a report for the Center for Reproductive Rights on the damaging impact of the Hyde Amendment. Hyde has blocked federal Medicaid funding for abortions for 34 years, preventing more than a million poor women from exercising their reproductive rights.

The Center wanted to get the real stories of women affected by Hyde so we joined with the National Network of Abortion Funds to interview women across the country personally affected by this dangerous policy.

Today, we’ve released the report, WHOSE CHOICE? How the Hyde Amendment Harms Poor Women, and a short video laying out 34 years of Hyde’s negative impact on women.

Guest Post from Karen Leiter, Human Rights Researcher for the Center for Reproductive Rights.

About a year ago, I began researching a report for the Center for Reproductive Rights on the damaging impact of the Hyde Amendment. Hyde ...
By Samhita • 13 years ago

Hyde: The Status Quo Is Not O.K.

Guest Post from Karen Leiter, Human Rights Researcher for the Center for Reproductive Rights.

About a year ago, I began researching a report for the Center for Reproductive Rights on the damaging impact of the Hyde Amendment. Hyde has blocked federal Medicaid funding for abortions for 34 years, preventing more than a million poor women from exercising their reproductive rights.

The Center wanted to get the real stories of women affected by Hyde so we joined with the National Network of Abortion Funds to interview women across the country personally affected by this dangerous policy.

Today, we’ve released the report, WHOSE CHOICE? How the Hyde Amendment Harms Poor Women, and a short video laying out 34 years of Hyde’s negative impact on women.

Guest Post from Karen Leiter, Human Rights Researcher for the Center for Reproductive Rights.

About a year ago, I began researching a report for the Center for Reproductive Rights on the damaging impact of the Hyde Amendment. Hyde ...

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