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  • No Choice
    How Congress Has Used the Power of the Purse to Block Abortion Access
    November 12, 2017
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    Abortion was made legal by the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. But since 1976, Congress has restricted access to abortion by refusing to allow federal dollars to cover abortion services. Poor women, service women, government workers and Native Americans are the most affected. Find out how.
  • Health & Science
    How the Hyde Amendment and H.R. 7 Punish America's Poor Women
    January 27, 2017
    | Theresa Riley
    Women on Medicaid have been more affected by the crusade against abortion for 40 years, and a new bill will extend restrictions to all American women.
  • Missed Opportunities for Women's Rights
    March 4, 2013
    | John Light and Theresa Riley
    The Violence Against Women Act passed Congress last week. Now take a look at other legislation that could have made a difference for women, but didn't.
  • Five Facts About the Hyde Amendment
    January 25, 2013
    | John Light
    Learn key points about the law that prevents federal programs from funding abortion.


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