Rosie Jiménez
Rosie Jiménez (August 5, 1950 – October 3, 1977) is the first woman to have died in the United States from an unsafe abortion after a law called the Hyde Amendment was passed in 1977.[1] The Hyde Amendment does not allow government money to be used for abortions.[2] Jiménez could not afford to pay for a safe abortion.[1] She died from an infection in McAllen, Texas after receiving the unsafe abortion. She was only 27 years old and was a student and a mother of a four year old daughter.
Legacy
[change | change source]The New York Times published an opinion article that said that Rosie Jiménez was the first death caused by the cutting of Medicaid funding for abortion. [3]
In honor of Rosie Jiménez the Abortion Access Project has organized Rosie Jiménez Day every October 3rd.[4]
References:
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chavez, Nicole (2021-10-11). "Texas woman died after an unsafe abortion years ago. Her daughter fears same thing may happen again". CNN. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ↑ Salganicoff, Alina; Sobel, Laurie; Gomez, Ivette; Published, Amrutha Ramaswamy (2024-03-14). "The Hyde Amendment and Coverage for Abortion Services Under Medicaid in the Post-Roe Era". KFF. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ↑ doi.org https://doi.org/10.17658/issn.2058-5462/issue-24/akokoli/p18. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Project, Reproductive Health Access (2017-10-03). "Hispanic Heritage Month: Rosie Jimenez". Reproductive Health Access Project. Retrieved 2024-12-14.