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The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee will be meeting on Monday at 2 p.m. in Room 35 of the State House to hear testimony on several bills, including the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act.
Representative Barbara Lee plans to launch her Campaign for California Senator Diane Feinstein's seat to become the only Black woman currently in the Senate.
Pro-abortion lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced legislation that would permanently overturn the Hyde Amendment and require insurance coverage for abortion. In order to do this, they have painted Hyde, which has saved millions of lives — particularly those of women in poverty — as “racist” and “discriminatory.”
Currently, there is a maternal health crisis both nationally and in Rhode Island. Beyond that, there are unacceptable and persistent disparities in maternal, infant, and child health outcomes by race and ethnicity.
One of the largest governing bodies aims to overturn a discriminatory provision that obstructs the full range of reproductive health services for low-income groups. Support this important cause to secure federal funding for abortion.