Honor the memory of Rosie Jiménez
A statement of the Socialist Party Women’s Commission
On October 3, 1977, Rosie Jiménez, from McAllen, Texas-- a low-income 27 year old mother of a 5 year old daughter-- died from complications arising from an unsafe abortion. Due to the Hyde Amendment, banning the use of Medicaid funds for abortion, Ms. Jiménez was forced to choose between diverting money from her college education to the cost of a clinic abortion, and having a cheaper procedure. For the sake of a future as an educated, self-supporting single-parent, she risked the more dangerous alternative. Rosie Jiménez was the first known victim of the Hyde Amendment. Her death came only weeks after this statute took effect, and days after the first anniversary of its initial passage.
Read the full statement here.
Take to the Streets on Saturday, October 3rd!
Honor the memory of Rosie Jiménez: Demand the Repeal of the Hyde Amendment; Abortion Access for All Women!
On October 3, 1977, Rosie Jiménez, from McAllen, Texas-- a low-income 27 year old mother of a 5 year old daughter-- died from complications arising from an unsafe abortion. Due to the Hyde Amendment, banning the use of Medicaid funds for abortion, Ms. Jiménez was forced to choose between diverting money from her college education to the cost of a clinic abortion, and having a cheaper procedure. For the sake of a future as an educated, self-supporting single-parent, she risked the more dangerous alternative. Rosie Jiménez was the first known victim of the Hyde Amendment. Her death came only weeks after this statute took effect, and days after the first anniversary of its initial passage.
Read the full statement here.
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