JUST IN: Joe Biden said that he can no longer support federal restrictions on funding for abortion services, an abrupt reversal from his longstanding support for the Hyde Amendment after coming under criticism this week.
ATLANTA — Joe Biden said Thursday that he can no longer support federal restrictions on funding for abortion services, an abrupt reversal from his longstanding support for the Hyde Amendment after coming under criticism this week.
Speaking at a Democratic National Committee gala in Atlanta, the former vice president said that in an environment where Republican-led states"are denying the poorest and vulnerable Americans" from access to an abortion, he could no longer support such an amendment.
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