Economic Justice Letter for Abortion Access & the EACH Act

We, the undersigned 26 organizations dedicated to economic justice and women’s economic well-being, urge you to bring the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act to the floor for a vote before the end of the year. The EACH Act removes longstanding barriers to abortion access, in particular the Hyde Amendment and other restrictions on abortion coverage in health care. Restricting Medicaid coverage of abortion forces one in four low-income women seeking abortion to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term. Due to systemic racism and a long history of unequal access to health care in our country, the harm of these restrictions have fallen hardest on people working to make ends meet, who are more likely to be people of color. Each person, regardless of their income or socioeconomic status, should have the freedom to live, work, and make decisions about their health and their future with dignity and respect.