Biden's abortion flip-flop shows how fast and far Democrats have shifted
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden's announcement this week that he had reversed decades of opposition to using federal funds to pay for most abortions capped a rapid move within his party against what had been one of the few compromises in abortion politics.
On Wednesday, the Biden campaign said he still supported the longtime ban on using taxpayer funds to pay for abortions under Medicaid, a health program for low-income people. After an outcry from other Democrats and abortion rights supporters, he reversed course Thursday, bringing him in line with his party's official policy.
Biden's flip-flop, as inelegant as it may have been, illustrated how brisk the Democratic
