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March 25, 2021
Fostering Equitable Access to Abortion Coverage: Reversing the Hyde Amendment
Madeline Morcelle Issue Brief
The future of access to abortion services is at a crossroads. The Biden-Harris administration and 117th Congress could commit to dismantling the injustices of the Trump-Pence years and long-standing systems of oppression, or they could retreat and maintain the status quo that so harms low-income and underserved communities. This…
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December 8, 2020
Testimony on the Hyde Amendment before the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Madeline Morcelle Testimony
The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) submitted this testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies' hearing on "The Impact on Women Seeking an Abortion but are Denied Because of an Inability to Pay." We advocate for Medicaid policies…
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November 30, 2020
Abortion is Health Care
Alexis Robles-Fradet Issue Brief
The National Health Law Program believes that abortion is health care and should be covered and accessible like any other medical intervention. This issue brief examines a brief history of abortion in the United States, defines abortion procedures as common and safe medical interventions, presents the myriad of populations…
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November 10, 2020
California Policy Needs During COVID and Beyond: Reproductive and Sexual Health
Amy Chen Issue Brief
COVID-19 has changed the landscape for reproductive and sexual health care services, delivery, and access. As has been the case across the board, the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare racial and socioeconomic inequities, and in many cases exacerbated them. At the same time, the challenges raised by the pandemic…
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July 16, 2020
June Medical Services v. Russo and the Work that Remains for Underserved Populations
Fabiola De Liban and Abigail Coursolle Issue Brief
On June 29th, the Supreme Court ruled in June Medical Services vs. Russo that Louisiana’s admitting privileges law is unconstitutional and blocked it from taking effect. This win for reproductive health advocates means that abortion clinics can remain open to serve patients who need abortion care in Louisiana and…
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July 7, 2020
NHeLP Again Opposes Implementation of Double Billing Rule, Particularly During Pandemic
Fabiola De Liban Comments
As conveyed in our comments to the proposed rule, the National Health Law Program strongly opposes the implementation of the “Double Billing” rule promulgated on December 27, 2019 because it threatens to undermine access to quality health care, including essential reproductive health services. We implore the administration, states, and…
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Fostering Equitable Access to Abortion Coverage: Reversing the Hyde Amendment

Testimony on the Hyde Amendment before the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

Abortion is Health Care

California Policy Needs During COVID and Beyond: Reproductive and Sexual Health

June Medical Services v. Russo and the Work that Remains for Underserved Populations

NHeLP Again Opposes Implementation of Double Billing Rule, Particularly During Pandemic