This fall marks 50 years since the passage of the Hyde Amendment. The ban on federal funding of abortion is the most significant yet under-acknowledged anti-abortion policy in US history, restricting access to a fundamental right through a budget rider. According to one estimate, it’s forced more than a million people on Medicaid to give birth who would otherwise have gotten an abortion. October 3, 2026 also marks the 49th anniversary of the death of Rosie Jimenez, a 27-year-old mother who was denied care from a clinic because she could not afford it and instead got an unsafe abortion that took her life. Rosie is considered the first documented victim of Hyde.

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The vibe was part dance party, part megachurch worship, with an enormous side helping of MAHA-friendly health and beauty products, from toxin-free toothpaste and blue-light-blocking glasses to seasoning made from cow brains. But as we head into the midterm elections, this glitzy attempt to keep right-wing women in the fold was only half of the picture. I also talked to women on the other side of the aisle, women who have seen the consequences of abortion bans firsthand and who have fled conservatism altogether. What I found is a sense that across the political spectrum, abortion is still a defining political issue for women, no matter what the pundits say. As one of these young women told me: “It is truly the cornerstone issue, the essential ingredient in protecting our other rights.”

Amy Littlefield

The Nation’s abortion access correspondent

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Nicole Froio,

Rio de Janeiro–based journalist and Nation contributor