“Because I am active duty military and fall under a federally funded insurance, terminating the pregnancy was not something that was covered by our insurance,” Gwen said. She and Dave were impacted by the Hyde Amendment and Hyde-like restrictions. The language in the Hyde Amendment has been deeply influential; similar language has been used for other federal programs that pay for health care, including the military (through their health care plan called TRICARE), federal prisons, Indian Health Service (thus, limiting access for indigenous people), the Children’s Health Insurance Program
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