Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 4611)
She will ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman.
Occurrences
Evidence
Congress.gov lists H.R.1692 as introduced on 03/12/2019, latest action 03/13/2019 referred to the Subcommittee on Health, status Introduced. The CRS summary says the bill requires coverage for abortion care through public health insurance programs and prohibits governments from restricting abortion coverage in private plans.
The Congress.gov cosponsor list includes Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] with date 10/18/2019.
Congress.gov lists H.R.561 as introduced on 01/26/2023, latest action 12/17/2024 referred to the Subcommittee on Health, status Introduced. The CRS summary says federal abortion coverage is generally only available in rape, incest, or life-endangerment cases, while the bill would require federal health care programs to cover abortion services.
The Congress.gov cosponsor list includes Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] as an original cosponsor on 01/26/2023.
The Federal Register published EO 14182, signed January 24, 2025. It states Congress has annually enacted the Hyde Amendment and similar laws preventing federal funding of elective abortion, and declares U.S. policy to end the use of federal taxpayer dollars to fund or promote elective abortion.
Assessments
Stevens materially supported legislation matching the promise, including cosponsoring the 2019 EACH Woman Act and the 2023 EACH Act to expand abortion coverage through federal health programs and limit coverage restrictions. But those bills did not become law, and federal policy continued to restrict public funding for abortion through Hyde-type limits, including later federal action reaffirming those restrictions. The promised result, affordable abortion coverage for every woman, was therefore not delivered, though she made serious legislative efforts.