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On the recordJuly 7, 2020
Since 1976, the Hyde amendment has denied federally funded abortion care to low-income, vulnerable women who get their health insurance through Medicaid.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

She criticizes the Hyde amendment for restricting abortion access for low-income women.

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