While speaking at the Democratic National Committee Gala in Atlanta, the presidential candidate on Thursday announced that he has reversed his reported position on the Hyde Amendment, a long-standing law that blocks federal funding for abortion in most cases. "If I believe health care is a right, as I do, I can no longer support an amendment that makes that right dependent on others who are trying to limit abortion access in some states," Biden said, just a day after facing backlash from fellow Democrats. | | News Alert Thursday, June 6 | | | | Former Vice President Joe Biden reverses course, says he can no longer support Hyde Amendment | While speaking at the Democratic National Committee Gala in Atlanta, the presidential candidate on Thursday announced that he has reversed his reported position on the Hyde Amendment, a long-standing law that blocks federal funding for abortion in most cases. "If I believe health care is a right, as I do, I can no longer support an amendment that makes that right dependent on others who are trying to limit abortion access in some states," Biden said, just a day after facing backlash from fellow Democrats. | | | | | | | |
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