[NEWSWEEK] To expand access to abortion globally, Democrats introduced a bill—the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act—in the Senate on Wednesday that seeks to repeal the Helms Amendment.
Enacted in 1973, the Helms Amendment prohibits U.S. foreign aid from being used for abortion "as a method of family planning." In practice, it has banned all U.S. foreign assistance funds from being used for any abortion care.
"We know that many countries have used Roe to support liberalizing their abortion laws and now face challenges," Senator Tina Smith, one of the bill's co-leads, told Newsweek.
"That's why it's critical for the United States to help protect and expand access to reproductive health care."