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See Alaska v. Planned Parenthood, 28 P.3d 904 (Alaska 2001).
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For forty years, politicians have used the Hyde Amendment to withhold Medicaid coverage for abortion from eligible women.
Medicaid coverage can mean the difference between getting abortion care and being denied. The Hyde Amendment forces many women to divert money meant for living expenses — like food, rent, utilities and bills — to pay for an abortion. It makes it less possible for a low-income woman to access her health care options and exercise her constitutionally protected right to an abortion.
The federal ban is not permanent law. Every year, Congress has the chance to lift the Hyde Amendment or Congress could support the Each Woman Act to provide equal access to abortion care coverage.
Despite the federal ban in 17 states qualified women can used Medicaid to cover the cost of an abortion.
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Under court order to include coverage for abortion in state Medicaid program
See Alaska v. Planned Parenthood, 28 P.3d 904 (Alaska 2001).
Under court order to include coverage for abortion in state Medicaid program
See Simat Corp. v. Ariz. Health Care Cost Containment Sys., 56 P.3d 28 (Ariz. Oct. 22, 2002).
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Under court order to include coverage for abortion in state Medicaid program
See Committee to Defend Reprod. Rights v. Myers, 625 P.2d 779 (Cal. 1981).
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Under court order to include coverage for abortion in state Medicaid program
See Doe v. Maher, 515 A.2d 134 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1986).
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Voluntarily covers abortion in state Medicaid program
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Under court order to include coverage for abortion in state Medicaid program
See Doe v. Wright, No. 91 CH 1958 (Ill. Cir. Ct. Dec. 2, 1994).
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Voluntarily covers abortion in state Medicaid program
Under court order to include coverage for abortion in state Medicaid program
See Moe v. Sec’y of Admin. & Fin., 417 N.E.2d 387 (Mass. 1981).
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Under court order to include coverage for abortion in state Medicaid program
See Women of Minn. v. Gomez, 542 N.W.2d 17 (Minn. 1995).
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Under court order to include coverage for abortion in state Medicaid program
See Jeannette R. v. Ellery, No. BDV-94-811 (Mont. Dist. Ct. May 19, 1995).
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Under court order to include coverage for abortion in state Medicaid program
See Right to Choose v. Byrne, 450 A.2d 925 (N.J. 1982).
Under court order to include coverage for abortion in state Medicaid program
See New Mexico Right to Choose/NARAL v. Johnson, 975 P.2d 841 (N.M. 1998).
Voluntarily covers abortion in state Medicaid program
Through its Medicaid program, New York funds medically necessary abortions for women whose family incomes are below 100% of the federal poverty level but denies abortion funding to women with family incomes between 100 and 185% of the poverty level. These women are eligible, however, to receive all other pregnancy-related services. See Hope v. Perales, 634 N.E.2d 183 (N.Y. 1994).
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Under court order to include coverage for abortion in state Medicaid program
See Planned Parenthood Ass’n v. Dep’t of Human Resources, 663 P.2d 1247 (Or. Ct. App. 1983), aff’d onstatutory grounds,687 P.2d 785 (Or. 1984).
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Under court order to include coverage for abortion in state Medicaid program
See Doe v. Celani,No. S81-84CnC (Vt. Super. Ct. May 26, 1986).
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Voluntarily covers abortion in state Medicaid program
Under court order to include coverage for abortion in state Medicaid program
See Women’s Health Ctr. v. Panepinto,446 S.E.2d 658 (W. Va. 1993).
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion
Withholds state Medicaid coverage for abortion