Analysis: Joe Biden's authenticity at risk in abortion flap.
For decades, Biden was a vocal proponent of the Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for abortion, except in cases in which the life of the expectant mother is in danger or she is the victim of rape or incest. Most members of Congress, including all of the current and former lawmakers running for president in 2020, have voted for larger spending bills containing the Hyde language, but Biden's major rivals have said they oppose the provision itself.
Ironically, for a candidate long thought to be most prone to inflicting self-harm through an off-the-cuff remark, this was no gaffe. But it did turn into a major mistake — and one that could cost him in the long run. "I make no apologies for my last position, and I make no apologies for what I’m about to say," he said."I can’t justify leaving millions of women without access to the care they need and the ability to ... exercise their constitutionally protected right. If I believe healthcare is a right, as I do, I can no longer support an amendment that makes that right dependent on someone’s zip code.
Kate Bedingfield, deputy campaign manager for Biden, declined to reveal whether he was counseled on the decision in the day that it took him to reverse a position he'd held for decades.The fear that he might have damaged his narrative was evident enough that Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., a co-chair of the Biden campaign, used the word"authentic" three times to describe him in a brief interview Thursday night.
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