“There’s been a sea change in how we’re talking about and acting on abortion' post-Roe v. Wade, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) told Jezebel.
Last week, Democratic Senators Patty Murray and Tammy Baldwin introduced the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act, which would authorize the Treasury Secretary to annually award $350 million in grants to organizations that help people pay for the associated costs of getting an abortion. The bill would prioritize groups that help abortion seekers based in states where abortion is banned or more severely restricted.
The Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act stipulates that the range of costs abortion seekers may encounter in trying to get the health service includes transportation, lodging, lost pay from time off work, child care, meals, and translation and education services for non-English speakers. Murray and Baldwin’s proposed
fund wouldn’t pay for the abortion itself, as the Hyde Amendment prohibits federal funding from covering most abortions—bbill is an important step toward recognizing that no one should be forced into debt for choosing to not be pregnant.In a phone interview with Jezebel on Wednesday, Murray acknowledged that her bill faces an uphill battle, as Democrats hold only a narrow majority in the Senate, and of course, Republicans flipped the House last month.
starting to think about how to be more proactive on abortion, rather than just playing defense every time Republicans introduce a ban. “I’ve been here long enough to know that when the American people stand up and demand action, that’s how you get things done,” Murray, who was elected to the Senate during 1992’s Year of the Woman, told Jezebel.
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