Biden exasperates abortion rights groups with Hyde

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Biden 's support for the Hyde amendment puts him at odds with party leaders, Congressional Democrats and his 2020 competitors, as the federal impulse increasingly repeals federal prohibition.

"Distinguishing the field in this way will not bring Joe Biden any political advantage and will hurt the most vulnerable women," said Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Biden's support of other abortion rights advocates for Bide illustrates what they say has been his weakness throughout his career in the public service, calling him unreliable and inconsistent on rights issues. in procreation.

"Joe Biden has been disappointed with reproductive rights for decades," said Erin Matson, a reproductive rights advocate who worked with NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia and co-founded Reproaction, a rights advocacy group. of abortion.

"I am disappointed to see that he has not read the room with the voters of the Democratic primary and the general public who is fed up with restrictions on abortion and older, white men and out about trying to impose restrictions on women, "she added.

The Hyde Amendment was first adopted more than 40 years ago in response to the Supreme Court's decision in the Roe v. Wade, who established the woman's right to abortion. It has since been reauthorized in the government's annual spending bills, with the vote of Democrats and Republicans.

As a Delaware senator, Biden has already voted for states to overthrow Roe v. Wade. He also supported the Mexico City policy, which prohibits federal aid to foreign organizations that provide or promote abortions.

Biden now says that he would consider codifying Roe v. Wade in federal law in case the judgment is overturned by the conservative majority of the Supreme Court. His campaign also announced that he would reverse the Mexico City policy, which was reinstated in 2017 by President TrumpDonald John TrumpYouTube refuses to take action against a commentator accused of racist and homophobic harassment YouTube declines to take action against a commentator accused of racist and homophobic harassment US officials respond to China's criticism of trump administrator TrumpyouTube 39, having interrupted the trade negotiations MORE.

But he also avoided talking about abortion, a topic that occupies the primary democrats while states adopt some of the most restrictive prohibitions ever seen in the United States.

Although Biden has condemned the Alabama law, he has not issued a plan detailing how he would tackle such bans as president or how his administration would expand access to abortion.

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"I think it's frankly disconnected, not just from where the other candidates are, but also from American voters," said Destiny Lopez, co-director of the All * Above Action Fund. All, a lobby group that is campaigning to expand access to abortion and eliminate funding bans.

A recent Morning Consult survey shows that Democratic voters place more emphasis on the issue of women as a result of restrictive laws imposed by states.

"The other candidates recognized that our country was in crisis," Lopez said.

Biden being at the top of the Democratic rankings in most national polls, his other hopes at the White House were quick to intervene on Wednesday.

Warren and Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersHouse Jury Sets Medicare Insurance for All Next Week House Jury Sets Medicare Hearing for All Next Week Sanders Approves Lipinski PLUS's Leading Progressive Challenger (I-Vt.), Who both campaigned to end the ban in response to restrictive abortion laws in states like Alabama, seized the opportunity to reiterate their positions.

"There is no middle ground on women's rights," tweeted Sanders Wednesday.

"Abortion is a constitutional right," he said, pointing out that his "Medicare for All" plan provided for a single payer health care plan to repeal Hyde's amendment. ".

Biden's position on the Hyde amendment highlights a long-standing struggle to balance politics with his personal beliefs on the issue.

As a devout Catholic who says he personally opposes abortion, Biden has supported Hyde's amendment throughout his decades-long career in the Senate.

So the abortion rights groups applauded says to an activist last month he wants to end the federal ban.

But his campaign revealed on Wednesday to The Hill that he misunderstood the issue and that he did not really approve of ending Hyde, adding that he might be ready to reconsider his decision.

If Biden wins the presidency, his stance on keeping the Hyde amendment could put him at odds with congressional Democrats who want to repeal him.

A House bill that would put an end to federal prohibitions on abortion funding to support more than half of the members of the House Democratic Caucus.

His position is also contrary to the platform of the National Democratic Committee, which calls for the repeal of Hyde.

"It is a constitutional right for women to have access to abortion and to be able to make decisions about their own bodies and the obstacles to doing so – especially for low-income women, for women in the middle. rural, for women living in states where these rights have been trampled – is a serious problem for the whole country ", Rep. Pramila JayapalPramila JayapalThe jury sets Medicare for all hearings for next week The jury of the House sets Medicare for all hearings next week Pramila Jayapal becomes the first South American-born American woman to chair the House PLUS (D-Wash.), Co-Chair of the Progressive Caucus of Congress, told reporters Wednesday.

"I hope our presidential candidate will have the audacity to recognize that," she added.