Joe Biden Reverses Stance on Abortion Funding
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Joe Biden Reverses Course on Hyde Abortion Amendment
After two days of intense criticism, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden reversed course Thursday and declared that he no longer supports a long-standing congressional ban on using federal health care money to pay for abortions.
Biden's reversal came after rivals and women's rights groups blasted him for affirming through his campaign aides that he still supported the Hyde Amendment. With the shift, Biden hopes to limit any damage from women's groups and progressives who already are skeptical about whether a 76-year-old, more centrist white man can be the party standard-bearer...
From the Center
Biden reverses stance on abortion funding amid Democratic backlash
Former US Vice-President Joe Biden has reversed his stance on abortion funding amid mounting criticism from his fellow 2020 Democratic rivals.
At a Democratic gala on Thursday, Mr Biden denounced a law which restricts federal abortion funding, saying he believed all healthcare was a right.
The party's current front-runner added that he made "no apologies" for having backed it previously.
Elizabeth Warren and Beto O'Rourke had been the latest to attack his stance.
Mr Biden had long voiced support for the Hyde Amendment - a law passed in 1976, right...
From the Left
Joe Biden Denounces Hyde Amendment, Reversing His Position
After two days of intense criticism, Joseph R. Biden Jr. reversed himself Thursday night on one of the issues most important to Democratic voters, saying he no longer supports a measure that bans federal funding for most abortions.
As recently as Wednesday, Mr. Biden’s campaign had said he supported the measure, known as the Hyde Amendment. His decision to change positions illustrates the intense pressure he faces as the presumed front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president.
His turnaround was abrupt, particularly because Mr. Biden has grappled for decades with...
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