A Right Denied: The Hyde Amendment Violates Women’s Civil Rights

Jessica Arons and Shira Saperstein explains why ending abortion funding restrictions will improve the lives of all women in the Huffington Post.

As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we are reminded of his poignant words that a "right delayed is a right denied." This is as true for reproductive rights as it is for other civil and human rights. And nowhere is it more true than with regard to a policy known as the Hyde Amendment, which delays and sometimes entirely denies poor women, especially women of color, access to abortion.

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