Abortion is health care.
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How a 50-Year US Rule Risks Denying Abortions to Ukraine’s Rape Victims By Sian Norris in ByLine Times
House bill boosts US foreign aid funding, removes abortion restrictions By Adva Saldinger
The House Just Passed a Spending Bill Without the Hyde Amendment for the First Time in 45 Years By Sarah Jacoby
The House Just Passed Federal Spending Bills Without Abortion Restrictions for the First Time in Decades By Abigail Abrams
The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – A huge win for Biden, centrist senators By Alexis Seimendinger and Al Weaver
Democrats repeal prohibition on funding abortions abroad By Laura Kelly
The RUNDOWN with Averi Harper By Averi Harper
GOP anti-abortion riders in foreign aid bill fall short By Rachel Oswald
US bill ends some restrictions on global funding of abortion and reproductive health By Janice Jopkins Tanne
April 30, 2021
Biden urged to end US aid ‘abortion ban’ By
We must decolonize our global health systems — It’s time to repeal the Helms Amendment
March 9, 2021
How U.S. aid for reproductive health could change under Biden By
March 9, 2021
In Hospitals Across Africa, A Lack Of Post-Abortion Care By
March 9, 2021
Congresswomen Renew Push To Repeal ‘Racist’ Anti-Abortion Helms Amendment By Alanna Vagianos in HuffPost
January 28, 2021
Abortions Are Legal in Ethiopia. But Half of These Clinics Won’t Provide Them. By Anu Kumar in The New York Times
Abortion is Health Care Everywhere: Expanding abortion access globally
The whole world is watching for Biden’s plan to protect abortion rights By Anu Kumar and Akila Radhakrishnan in the Hill
Schakowsky, Colleagues Celebrate Passage of Funding Bill Free of Abortion Restrictions
June 4, 2021
Biden’s Budget Keeps Campaign Promise but Neglects Global Commitments By Bethany Van Kampen Saravia in Ms.
March 9, 2021
Achieving Reproductive Freedom: Ending Global Gag Rule and Helms Amendment Once and for All By Mariah A. Lindsay and Roxy Szal in Ms.
March 9, 2021
Dismantling racist laws and policies that deny people access to essential abortion services
December 17, 2020
December 17, 2020
Global Gag Rule is just the tip of the iceberg: Why Repealing the Helms Amendment matters By Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) in The Hill
July 29, 2020
Protecting Bodily Autonomy: Let’s Get Rid of the Helms Amendment Once and For All
A discussion with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Ipas President and CEO Anu Kumar, and Ipas Ethiopia Country Director and advocate Saba Kidanemariam, moderated by journalist and attorney Jill Filipovic.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Rep. Barbara Lee discuss Helms repeal on the podcast On the Issues with Michele Goodwin