The following is endorsed by the
National Women's Fight back Network, an affiliate of the International
Action Center:
Dear Friend,
Abortion is still legal in the U.S., but every year thousands of women
are denied this right because they don’t have the money to pay for needed
health care.
Low-income women are often forced to use money they need for food and rent to
cover the cost of an abortion. Many women cannot raise enough money and must
continue the pregnancy and stay trapped in poverty. Women face this difficult
situation because in 1976 Congress passed the Hyde Amendment, which excludes
abortion from government-funded health care programs.
Women enrolled in Medicaid and similar programs receive coverage for all
medically necessary health care services, including prenatal care, labor, and
delivery. However, as a result of the Hyde Amendment, a woman enrolled in
Medicaid is denied assistance in most circumstances if the care she needs is an
abortion.
We urge you to join the Hyde – 30 Years is Enough! Campaign
demanding an end to this injustice! Sign our
petition calling on Congress to repeal the Hyde Amendment and restore
coverage of abortion for low-income women.
Sign the petition and make your voice heard! Our goal is to
collect 20,000 signatures to deliver to Congress by January 22, 2008.
With your help we can meet this goal! Please forward this email to your
friends and colleagues and encourage them to sign.
By signing the petition, you join a strong, national effort called the Hyde 30 Years is Enough!
Campaign. The campaign is led by the National Network of Abortion Funds, a network of groups that
raise money to help women cover the cost of abortions. A complete list of
organizations participating in the campaign can be found here.
Please join us and sign the petition now!
Together, we can create a society in which all women have the power and
resources necessary to make healthy decisions about their bodies and
families.
Thank you,
The Hyde – 30 Years is Enough! Campaign
www.hyde30years.nnaf.org
posted: Nov., 2007
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