April 21, 2011

What does the Hyde Amendment really mean for women?

First, for a look at the impact of the Hyde Amendment and the policy of excluding abortion funding from Medicaid, check out this paper that I wrote back in Fall 2009 (in the midst Stupak-Pitts Amendment craziness):Denied: Whom the Hyde Amendment Hurts

And then check out this hot-off-the-presses report that I helped compile data for as part of my work for the Jane Fund. This looks specifically at women's experiences with abortion care and state-subsidized insurance in MA (the state with the most comprehensive state-subsidized care):
Experiences of Women Seeking State-Subsidized Insurance for Abortion Care in Massachusetts