The Hyde Amendment is discriminatory—it exacerbates inequities in access to abortion by banning federally funded health insurance programs from covering abortion care. That’s why policymakers must enact proactive policies that ensure coverage for abortion and the full spectrum of reproductive health care.
![Driving distance to abortion clinic in Iowa after COVID-19 ban If abortion care in Iowa shut down, the average driving distance to a clinic would increase 396% each way from 28 miles to 139 miles](/sites/default/files/styles/5_4_90x72/public/images/iowacovid19abortionban.png?h=7d5cce7d&itok=IzoD3rnI)