Dan Byrnes, daniel.byrnes@sierraclub.org or (202) 495-3039
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the House voted to pass an extreme anti-abortion bill that, among other things, aims to make abortion more expensive and make the antiquated Hyde Amendment permanent, which would prevent insurance companies from providing abortion coverage for women that are on Medicaid, in the military, work for the federal government, that live in Washington, DC, in federal prison, and covered by the Indian Health Service. The bill will now head to the Senate for a vote.
In response, Sierra Club Gender Equity and Environment Program Director A.Tianna Scozzaro released the following statement:
"A woman’s right to make decisions about her own body should not be up for debate. Just days after millions of women across the globe marched for women’s rights, including access to reproductive health care, House Republicans proved they are out of touch. The passage of this bill is an egregious attack on women’s rights, and our Senators must vote against this bill.”
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