Biden campaign confirms he supports the Hyde Amendment

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Former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign has confirmed that he still supports a controversial ban banning the use of federal funds for certain abortion services.

Campaign aides told The Hill that the 2020 presidential hopeful still supported the Hyde Amendment, which barred government health programs like Medicaid from paying for abortions except in cases of rape, incest, or for save the life of the woman.

Biden’s campaign said Biden would be open to repealing the amendment if abortion access currently protected by Roe v. Wade was threatened.

NBC News first reported Biden’s stance on the measure.

The support appears to differ from what Biden told an American Civil Liberties Union volunteer when asked about the Hyde Amendment last month.

“It can’t stay”, he said mentionned.

The Biden campaign told The Hill that Biden misheard the ACLU volunteer and thought she was referring to the Mexico Rule, which prevents federal aid money from going to organizations in the foreigners who perform abortions.

Biden never changed his support for the Hyde Amendment, the campaign said.

He appears to be the only Democratic hope in the White House to have backed the 43-year-old ban, NBC News noted.

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Warren also joined other women in the Senate vying for the Democratic nomination – Sens. Kamala harrisKamala Harris Noem to send 50 South Dakota National Guard troops to Texas border Harris is on a mission to fix Trump’s failed immigration policies Trump and GOP return to border to revive base MORE (California), Kirsten gillibrandKirsten Gillibrand White House holds plenary press on infrastructure deal House panel plans to review military justice overhaul in mid-July Democrats hear calls for suspension MORE (NY) and Amy KlobucharAmy KlobucharKlobuchar to hold voting rights hearing in Georgia on July 19 Biparty senators ask CDC and TSA when they will update mask guidelines for travelers Democrats hit wall on voting rights push MORE (Minn.) – to co-sponsor a law rescinding the ban.

Planned Parenthood criticized Biden’s continued support for the Hyde Amendment in a statement to NBC.

“The unfair Hyde Amendment ensures that those with the least end up paying the most to access abortion, and those in the military or living on reservations often find themselves without coverage for abortion care,” Kelly Robinson, Planned said the executive director of the Parenthood Action Fund.

“We encourage any candidate who does not recognize Hyde’s impact to talk to women that it hurts the most – especially women of color and low-income women – to learn more about the damaging impacts of this discriminatory policy. “said Robinson.

Biden told his New Hampshire supporters on Tuesday that he supported the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.

He pledged to “push” for legislation that maintains due process if the High Court overturns the ruling while he was president.

Jamal Brown, Biden’s national press secretary, told The Hill that Biden firmly believes that Roe v. Wade is “the law of the land”.

“Throughout his career, Joe Biden has fought vigorously to protect a woman’s right to choose and against measures criminalizing abortion,” Brown said in a statement. “As chairman of the Judicial Commission, he blocked the appointment of Justice Robert Bork to the Supreme Court and opposed anti-choice judges Roberts, Alito and Thomas.”

“Vice President BidenJoe Biden Criminal justice group calls for leniency for house arrest offenders during pandemic believes that we must protect the progress we have made and called for codifying the Roe decision to ensure that this choice remains between a woman and her doctor, ”added Brown.

Biden is a devout Roman Catholic who opposes abortion.

The former Delaware senator has spoken publicly about his internal debate on the issue, and his congressional voting record reflects his past opposition to most federal funding for abortion services, according to an NBC analysis.

Biden voted against a 1977 compromise that allowed Medicaid to fund abortions with exceptions for rape, incest, or maternal medical safety. He then voted again in 1981 to remove the rape and incest exceptions when they were adopted.

The former lawmaker has also repeatedly voted to ban federal workers from using health insurance on abortion services, with the only exception being to save the mother’s life.

Updated at 10:05 am

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