​Equal Access for Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance
​(EACH Woman) Act

​Since it was first enacted in 1976, the Hyde Amendment, and laws like it, withhold funding that is critical to ensuring that every woman has access to safe and affordable abortion care. Many women in the AAPI community, particularly Hmong, Burmese, and Bangladeshi American and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, struggle every day to make ends meet. NAPAWF is committed to the fight to lift these bans on abortion coverage to ensure that the voices of women are heard and that their stories are told. Policies like the Equal Access for Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act bring us one step closer to achieving health equity and ensuring that every woman has the power to make the best decisions for herself and her family, regardless of her income or her insurance plan.

​​In October 2015, NAPAWF sisters from across the country joined All*Above All and over 200 activists on Capitol hill to urge them to #BeBoldEndHyde and support the EACH Woman Act.

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Statements

• July 8, 2015, “National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum applauds EACH Woman Act, new federal legislation to ensure abortion coverage for every woman.

Factsheets and Issue Briefs

• The Hyde Amendment & Asian American & Pacific Islander Women Issue Brief (7/15)
• The Hyde Amendment & Asian American & Pacific Islander Women Infographic (7/15)
• The Hyde Amendment & Asian American & Pacific Islander Women Factsheet (6/15)
• Hyde Amendment and API Women (01/08)

Newsletters and Articles

• July 8, 2015, Miriam Yeung; The Hill | “EACH woman, every option“
• April 30, 2015, Miriam Yeung, Linda Goler Blount, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas; Truthout | “Women of Color Leaders Call for a Change: End Barriers to Abortion Care“
• February 2015, APeye on the Hill, “Abortion ban swap in Congress“
• October 2015, APeye on the Hill, “Seattle calls for an end to laws that deny abortion coverage“
• October 2015, APeye on the Hill, “Be Bold, End Hyde!“
• September 30, 2014, Melissa Kwon, MinnPost | “Hyde Amendment hurts low-income women“
• September 30, 2013, Miriam Yeung, Jessica González-Rojas, Eleanor Hinton Hoytt; RH Reality Check | “For 37 Years, Reproductive Rights Have Been Unaffordable for Women of Color“
• September 2013, APeye on the Hill, “The Hyde Amendment Turns 37. Women Aren’t Celebrating.“
• January 24, 2013, Christine Poquiz, “Have We Really Come That Far? API Women and Abortion 40 Years After Roe“

NAPAWF in the News

• July 11, 2014, Latin Post, “The EACH Woman Act Grants Access to Abortion Care, Regardless of Income, Insurance or Residence, Empowering Low Income Women”
• July 9, 2015, Mic.com, “It’s Time To Dismantle The Law Preventing Millions of Women From Getting Abortions”
• July 8, 2015, RH Reality Check, “Pro-Choice Advocates Go on Offense With Congressional Call to End Hyde Amendment”

Resources:

• All Above All​

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