Democrats dodge abortion fight with plan to keep Hyde Amendment

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House Democrats will keep a decades-old ban on government funding for abortion in spending bills this year, dodging an election-year clash with Republicans and disappointing liberal lawmakers and activists

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Repealing the language also risked flaring tensions within the Democratic caucus, with vulnerable moderates anxious about an abortion battle on the House floor just months before voters go to the polls. Several senior Democrats confirmed the issue had been under serious discussion. And some privately noted that internal caucus politics were also at play, with the powerful Appropriations gavel“We’re talking about what we think the best course of action is,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro , who leads the Appropriations subcommittee panel that oversees the issue, said in a brief interview earlier this week.

 

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this ban on govt funding abortions needs to b rescinded. Whats up with this Dems?😾womens healthcare is the issue here. Explain🗽😿

Since 1976, the Hyde Amndt has blocked fed Medicaid funding for abortion services (since 1994, there have been 3 extremely narrow exceptions: when continuing the pregnancy will endanger the patient’s life, or when the pregnancy results from rape or incest) So what’s not covered?

LOL. Any who says that the loss of abortion rights in the US is the fault of the Republicans....

128,500!!

Sometimes the Dem cowardice still manages to give me a good laugh.

Some things are worth fighting for, Dems.

Weak

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