[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13898]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ENDING HYDE AMENDMENT

  (Ms. JUDY CHU of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Mr. Speaker, for over 40 years the Hyde 
amendment has been the flagship in the assault on a woman's 
constitutional right to an abortion. Because of Hyde, a low-income 
woman is able to use her Medicaid for her healthcare needs, but not in 
one area--abortion.
  In effect, a woman on Medicaid who faces this tough decision may be 
forced to forgo groceries, her utility bills, or her rent just to pay 
for the procedure. Even worse, she could be driven to a dangerous, 
back-alley abortion or seek an unlicensed practitioner. And if she 
cannot find the funds for the procedure and goes on to give birth, she 
is at greater risk of sliding deeper into poverty.
  That is why I am a cosponsor of the EACH Woman Act, which would 
ensure that every woman has access to abortion coverage, regardless of 
how much she earns. We must ensure that every American woman can access 
her constitutional right to an abortion. We must end the Hyde 
amendment.

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