During the 2020 presidential race, Joe Biden promised to repeal the Hyde Amendment, which says federal funds can't be used to pay for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest or to save the woman's life. We rate his promise Stalled.
Opponents of federal abortion funding ban achieve historic result in House, face challenge in Senate
For decades, the Hyde amendment had been considered a given in congressional spending bills. But in recent years, many Democrats have grown increasingly frustrated about its impact on lower-income women, and especially on women of color. This year, when the House Democratic majority advanced its annual bills to fund the federal government, none of them included the Hyde amendment.
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