“This is the first bill focused on expanding abortion access of this Congress, passing it will be a long-term fight. We know this goes beyond one congress or one cycle. We will keep working until we move the bill.” –Morgan Hopkins, president of All* Above All
“By denying people insurance coverage for abortions, the Hyde Amendment forces them to pay for care out of their own pockets or carry the pregnancy to term.” –Morgan Hopkins, president of All Above All
“We need to be thinking bigger than just restoring the protections of Roe v. Wade” –Morgan Hopkins, president of All* Above Al
“The negative financial impacts of being denied an abortion have been found in research to persist for years. So in terms of what the impact can be, it’s absolutely about economic security.” –Morgan Hopkins, the president of All* Above All and All* Above All Action Fund
“The Hyde Amendment—which banned the use of federal funds for abortion—was introduced in 1976, just three years after Roe was decided. So, for 47 of the almost 50 years that we had the legal protection of Roe, millions of people, including Medicaid holders, had financial and logistical barriers to receiving care.” –Morgan Hopkins, president of … Continued
“Denying anyone insurance coverage for abortion, including federal employees, interferes with their ability to make their own decisions about their lives and futures.” –Morgan Hopkins, president of All* Above All
“I think state legislators can expect to hear from their constituents about this issue. We know that people are going to be paying attention and looking to see what their elected officials are doing.” –Morgan Hopkins, president of the abortion rights group All* Above All
“Wider access to abortion pills “is especially important for young people who can’t involve their parents in their decision to have an abortion, people who may be in abusive relationships, or anyone who needs a safe, private way to have an abortion.” –Morgan Hopkins, president of abortion care advocacy group All* Above All
“To achieve abortion justice, medication abortion, as well as all abortion care options, must be affordable and available for anyone who needs it, however much they earn or wherever they live.” –Morgan Hopkins, President of All* Above All