The constitution of the World Health Organization states that "The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is the “one of the fundamental rights of every human being, without distinction of race, religion, political beliefs, economic or social conditions” (Koh and Nowinski 2010 pp 949). One would hope that this sentiment would also include the low-income women in our society, but it has become a harsh reality among poverty-stricken women that it is difficult to provide fair and affordable health care for themselves and for their families. Women with incomes below the federal poverty level are at higher risk of being uninsured or underinsured than the general population (Legerski, 2012). In particular, the inability to acquire adequate health insurance, whether privately offered or publicly funded, can pose a serious barrier to low-income women's ability to access health care (Magge , 2013). Additionally, poverty may lead some women to engage in dangerous “street” activities, leading health care providers to act with unfair biases toward their health care (Bungay, 2013 ). This article will attempt to elaborate and substantiate these general statements regarding low-income women and their relationship to health care. He argues that if we are to view the highest possible level of health care as a basic human right, it is not by failing to protect poor women in our society from these trials and tribulations, as a country that makes the concession that low-income women are less deserving of these rights? About two-thirds of the uninsured people in our country live in low-income families, of whom approximately 8.5 million are low-income uninsured women, representing 19 percent of the uninsured population.... . middle of paper ......1-334. doi:10.1080/15544770902901809 Koh, HK & Nowinski, JM (April 2, 2010). Health equity and public health leadership. American Journal of Public Health. pages S9-S11. doi:10.2105/AfPH2010.191379. Legerski, E. (2012). The cost of instability: The effects of changing family, work, and welfare on the health insurance status of low-income women. Sociological Forum, 27(3), 641-657. doi:10.1111/j.1573-7861.2012.01339.xMagge, H., Cabral, H., Kazis, L., & Sommers, B. (2013). Prevalence and predictors of underinsurance among low-income adults. JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 28(9), 1136-1142. doi:10.1007/s11606-013-2354-zMumtaz, Z., Salway, S., Bhatti, A., & Mclntyre, L. (2014). Fight against invisibility, inferiority and powerlessness to achieve progress in maternal health for ultra-poor women. Lancet, 383(9922), 1095-1097. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61646-3