▁as ▁they ▁want ▁and ▁raise ▁their ▁families ▁with ▁ade qu ate ▁resources . ▁Due ▁to ▁economic ▁constraints , ▁women ▁of ▁color ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁than ▁other ▁women ▁to ▁feel ▁they ▁need ▁to ▁abort ▁pre gn an cies ▁they ▁want . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁pover ty ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁more ▁children ▁than ▁they ▁can ▁easily ▁afford ▁to ▁care ▁for . ▁Women ▁with ▁low ▁in comes ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁rely ▁on ▁state ▁social ▁supports , ▁which ▁often ▁further ▁limit ▁their ▁access ▁to ▁birth ▁control , ▁re product ive ▁health ▁services , ▁abort ion , ▁and ▁high ▁quality ▁mat ern ity ▁care ▁such ▁as ▁mid w if ery ▁services . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁federal ▁government ▁passed ▁the ▁Hy de ▁Am end ment , ▁which ▁elimin ated ▁federal ▁med ica id ▁which ▁fund ed ▁abort ions ▁and ▁re product ive ▁services ▁to ▁low ▁income ▁women . ▁This ▁caused ▁low - in come ▁women ▁further ▁bar riers ▁in ▁accessing ▁re product ive ▁health ▁services , ▁and ▁meant ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁“ f org o ▁other ▁basic ▁necess ities ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁their ▁abort ion , ▁or ▁they ▁must ▁carry ▁their ▁un pl anned ▁pre gn ancy ▁to ▁term ”. ▁ ▁The ▁am end ment ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁disc rim ination ▁of ▁poor ▁women ▁who ▁“ o ften ▁need ▁abort ion ▁services ▁the ▁most ” ▁and ▁have ▁“ redu ced ▁access ▁to ▁family ▁planning , ▁and ▁experience ▁higher ▁rates ▁of ▁sexual