EACH Woman Act Would Lift Federal Bans on Abortion Coverage
Today in exciting initiatives that have virtually no chance of survival in our endlessly disappointing political climate, there’s the EACH Woman Act. The bill, introduced Wednesday by female members of Congress and backed by dozens of pro-choice and human rights organizations, would mean that every woman who receives…
Senate Republicans Snuck Anti-Abortion Language Into Trafficking Bill
The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act should be among the least controversial bills the Senate passes: it's meant to prevent human trafficking, aid its victims, and increase prosecutions. Instead, it's turned into an enormous and enormously stupid fight about abortion. Here we are, America. Everything is…
North Carolina Senate Wants to Give $250K to Crisis Pregnancy Centers
The Hyde amendment bans federal funding of abortion. But the North Carolina Senate sees no problem with bestowing $250,000 worth of state funding to an umbrella group of faith-based anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers that disseminate dubious medical information to vulnerable young women. Get ready for a deluge of…
35th Anniversary Of The Hyde Amendment Is Nothing To Celebrate
One thing you'll hear lawmakers on both sides of the abortion debate say again and again is that federal money shouldn't be used to pay for abortions. There's no reason that taypayer money shouldn't fund a legal medical procedure, but thanks to the Hyde Amendment, which just turned 35, most Americans don't question…
Anti-Choice Group Can Be Sued For Defamation, Because It Was Lying
A judge is allowing former Ohio congressman Steve Driehaus to sue the anti-choice Susan B. Anthony List for defamation, because as he sensibly pointed out, they were lying about whether abortion is "taxpayer-funded" under the Affordable Care Act.
How We Could Be Preventing Unwanted Pregnancies—And Aren't
A new medical study indicates that it's safe for a woman to have an IUD inserted immediately after an abortion or miscarriage. Researchers say it could prevent more than 70,000 unintended pregnancies annually, but there's a non-medical reason that isn't happening: The Hyde Amendment.
House To Take Up "No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion" Act
Perhaps you've suppressed memory of the enlightening debate over the "forcible rape" provision in HR3, the so-called "No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion" Act. Republicans may have acquiesced on that point, but the bill itself is back and expected to be voted on this week.
Republicans Give Up On "Forcible Rape," But Bill Still Sucks
To avoid an awkward House floor debate on redefining rape, Republicans have quietly removed the phrase "forcible rape" from their abortion fund-restricting bill. Not before The Daily Show mocked them, though! Alas, this doesn't change the remaining bill's essential terribleness.
Fun Facts About How Poor Women Are Denied Their Reproductive Rights
"I'm thinking of ways I can fall or what I can do to end this pregnancy," said one woman to an abortion fund counselor. Why? Because she's on Medicaid, and thanks to the Hyde Amendment, her abortion won't be covered.
And The Health Care Band Played On
Over the weekend, Crystal Lee Sutton, labor activist and inspiration for the movie Norma Rae, died of cancer after struggling with her insurance company, which had delayed her treatment. So why is the current health care discussion focusing on abortion?
