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August 24th, 2011

No end in sight for disparities in unintended pregnancy

According to a new study by the Guttmacher Institute, unintended pregnancy rates have fallen overall in the United States – but they have risen dramatically among poor women, showing the need for better health care policies.

Between 1994 and 2006, the rate of unintended pregnancy among women with incomes below the federal poverty line increased by 50%.

By contrast, wealthier women – those with incomes at or above 200% of the poverty line – experienced a 29% decrease in unintended pregnancy.

Putting these two trends together, it is no wonder that poor women have higher rates of abortion and unplanned births than women who are better off financially.

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Categories: economic justice, Hyde Amendment

August 11th, 2011

What ending MAP means for Texas women

For many, not even low income women, the thought of coming up with $500 next week is daunting.

The following is a cross-post from Hay Ladies, written by board member Shailey Gupta-Brietzke from Texas' Lilith Fund, which serves women in Austin and throughout Texas.

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Categories: abortion restrictions, economic justice, Funds, Hyde Amendment, Lilith Fund, Medicaid, unfair laws

July 6th, 2011

Chicago Abortion Fund in the News

Nicole Goss speaks out against the racist billboards that have cropped up in Chicago. Click on the image to watch the news clip in a new window.

Recently, CUNY TV's Independent Sources went to Chicago to talk with reproductive justice leaders from the Chicago Abortion Fund about the community response to the racist, antichoice billboards targeting predominately black and low-income neighborhoods on the South side of Chicago:

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Categories: economic justice, Funds

June 15th, 2011

Memo to the Obama Administration: You Can't Be Pro-Choice Unless You Support Equal Access

Over the past two months, members of the Obama Administration have issued statements that show a continuing need for education about the damaging impact of federal funding bans on women’s lives, and the positive role that the federal government must play in helping women to obtain the abortion care they need. The Network, along with Catholics for Choice and more than 50 allies, reached out to Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. Click here to read our letter to Secretary Sebelius.

Our memo to the Obama Administration appears in today's RH Reality Check:

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Categories: abortion restrictions, economic justice, health care reform, Hyde Amendment, Medicaid, TakeAction, unfair laws