Pro-choice leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a budget amendment last week seeking to remove the Hyde Amendment from a funding bill and expand access to abortion coverage.

Though it is unlikely to pass, reproductive health and rights advocates say its introduction is a victory.

 

 

Publication Name: Rewire
Link: https://rewire.news/article/2019/06/11/pro-choice-house-lawmakers-strike-discriminatory-hyde-amendment-from-budget/