Abortion Demonstration in Union Square

Title: Abortion Demonstration in Union Square
Description: In this photo, a woman holds a sign reading "You Can't Hyde Poverty," a reference to the Hyde Amendment--a 1980 restriction on federal money and Medicaid in the use of abortion- impeding access for the most vulnerable groups. The Hyde Amendment was considered a direct attack on the reproductive rights of women living in poverty, particularly women of color. This is an example of why parts of the movement for abortion access became connected to concepts of social justice (age, race, and class). By talking about poverty, pro-abortion advocates expanded the limitations of choice and privacy frameworks to one of socioeconomic inequality.
Creator: Lane, Bettye, 1930-2012 [photographer]
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Publisher: Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Date: Mar 31 1979
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Type: Image
Format: Digital
Language: English
Subject: abortion, protest, pro-choice movement, poverty, women, feminism See all items with this value
Temporal Coverage: 1970s
Rights: Fair use