“Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa” paints a harrowing picture of life under the Hyde Amendment; after dipping into rent and food money, asking everyone in their life for money, and calling strangers at a fund, a person may still not end up with enough to exercise their legal right to an abortion.
Author: Nargis Aslami
Nargis Aslami is an advocate for survivors of sexual and domestic violence, and is actively involved in the reproductive justice movement. She sits on the board for Civil Liberties and Public Policy (CLPP), a national reproductive justice organization; and is vice president of the board for Voices From Inside, a local nonprofit working with currently and formerly incarcerated women. Nargis is also a J.D. candidate at Yale Law School.