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Author: Amanda Beatriz Williams

Amanda Beatriz Williams is the executive director of the Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity, an abortion fund based in central Texas.
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Texans vs. the Hyde Amendment: the Fight for Affordable Abortion

Bhavik Kumar and Amanda Beatriz Williams
Texans vs. the Hyde Amendment: the Fight for Affordable Abortion

This month marks 44 years of the Hyde Amendment, which bans insurance coverage for abortion care for people enrolled in Medicaid. We are united to address the systemic inequities and structural racism in our health care system that deny dignity, agency, and autonomy to Texans of color and those who are struggling to make ends meet.

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