Biden broke with his party today and restated his opposition to using federal money to pay for most abortions.
, and many believe that Roe vs. Wade, the landmark abortion rights ruling, is in jeopardy.
“I like our candidates to be foursquare in support of a woman's right to choose as a constitutional right, including the limitations of the Hyde Amendment,” she said. Biden’s 2020 rivals, although not mentioning his name, turned on him in a way that had not previously been seen in a primary contest that has featured little negative campaigning.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts declined to say whether opposition to the Hyde Amendment should be a litmus test for a Democratic nominee, but said she would fight to repeal it. His voting record in the Senate, which he left in 2008, mirrored where much of the Democratic Party was more than 10 years ago. The Hyde Amendment — first crafted in 1976 and named for Rep. Henry J. Hyde, a conservative Republican from Illinois — has been attached to every federal healthcare spending bill since then. For years, it was considered a compromise that even liberal Democrats accepted.
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