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    Biden Reverses Position, Rejects Hyde Amendment, Cites Attacks On Abortion Access

    The Hyde Amendment is a 43-year-old law that prohibits taxpayer-supported health care programs from using federal funds for abortions.
    by Bobby Allyn Jun 06, 2019 1 minute

    Former Vice President Joseph Biden said in Atlanta on Thursday that he now opposes the Hyde Amendment, which bans most federal funding for abortions through programs like Medicaid.

    He attributed his change in stance to Republican legislators' passing bills to limit

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