rule banning U.S. federal funds from paying for abortions except to save a pregnant woman's life or those resulting from rape or incest

In U.S. politics, the Hyde Amendment is a legislative provision barring the use of federal funds to pay for abortion, except to save the life of the woman, or if the pregnancy … Wikipedia

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Named after Henry Hyde
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Named after Henry Hyde
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Wikipedia
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Hyde Amendment - Wikipedia
July 9, 2025 - In U.S. politics, the Hyde Amendment is a legislative provision barring the use of federal funds to pay for abortion, except to save the life of the woman, or if the pregnancy arises from incest or rape. Before the Hyde Amendment took effect in 1980, an estimated 300,000 abortions were performed ...
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KFF
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The Hyde Amendment and Coverage for Abortion Services Under Medicaid in the Post-Roe Era | KFF
March 14, 2024 - This brief details the federal programs that are affected by the Hyde Amendment and laws and regulations that have a similar goal, provides estimates on the share of women insured by Medicaid affected by the law, reviews the impact of the law on their access to abortion services, and discusses ...
Discussions

ELI5: Given the Hyde Amendment, why is Planned Parenthood allowed to recieve federal money?

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January 9, 2015

Planned Parenthood does a lot of things other than abortions. So they just have to make sure that none of the federal funds they get go towards abortions.

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Does Biden Have Wrong Position on Anti-Choice Hyde Amendment? Warren: 'Yes... It's Been Wrong for a Long Time'

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June 6, 2019

"Here's how I look at this," Warren said. "I've lived in an America where abortions were illegal. And understand this: Women still got abortions. Now, some got lucky on what happened, and some got really unlucky on what happened. But the bottom line is they were there."

Warren went on to explain how the Hyde Amendment and other attempts to restrict funding for abortion services disproportionately impacts "the women who are most vulnerable":

Under the Hyde Amendment and every one of these efforts to try to chip away or to push back or to get rid of Roe v. Wade, understand this: Women of means will still have access to abortions. Who won't will be poor women, will be working women, will be women who can't afford to take off three days from work, will be very young women, will be women who have been raped, will be women who have been molested by someone in their own family. We do not pass laws that take away that freedom from the women who are most vulnerable.

We need a President who can strengthen women's reproductive rights.

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How is the Hyde Amendment constitutional?

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While religious reasons are a major motivation for opposing abortion, opposition isn't in itself a religious belief or practice. Nor does any religion that I'm aware of require you to have an abortion (it might be different if one did). So it's not legally considered as establishing a religious belief.

Honestly, it get weird on this sort of thing any way you slice it. You're in the category where religion and philosophy overlap. Everyone's going to have some philosophy that tells them how to value human life and human rights and all that, and many of those philosophies are influenced by religion (keep in mind atheism is legally a religion). It would be almost impossible to carve out what is pure philosophy and what is religion.

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CMV: the Hyde Amendment is correct on moral grounds but incorrect on practical grounds

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Morally, this seems right to me. Even if you are pro-choice, none of the moral arguments that justify legalization of abortion (body autonomy, the fetus is just a clump of cells with no humanistic value) justifies making someone else pay for your abortion.

If you are completely opposed to all federal funding for healthcare, then your logic is fine. Nothing justifies making someone else pay for anyone else's healthcare in any circumstance. But if you are ok with Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, private health insurance, or any other arrangement where one person pays for another person's healthcare, then abortion should be included in that category (if you are pro-choice.)

If a fetus is just a clump of cells with no humanistic value, then abortions should be free the same way that cancer treatment is free. A tumor, even a benign one, is also just a clump of cells with no humanistic value that should be removed.

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Congress.gov
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S.142 - Hyde Amendment Codification Act 113th ...
Summary of S.142 - 113th Congress (2013-2014): A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for abortions, and for other purposes.
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White House
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Enforcing the Hyde Amendment – The White House
January 28, 2025 - By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
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Planned Parenthood Action
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Hyde Amendment
The Hyde Amendment withholds federal Medicaid funding from abortion except in the extremely narrow and dire circumstances when continuing the pregnancy wil
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American Civil Liberties Union
aclu.org › documents › access-denied-origins-hyde-amendment-and-other-restrictions-public-funding-abortion
Access Denied: Origins of the Hyde Amendment and Other Restrictions on Public Funding for Abortion | American Civil Liberties Union
September 14, 2005 - A Patchwork of Restrictions The inequity caused by funding restrictions is almost as old as the constitutional right to abortion itself. Three years after Roe v. Wade was decided, Congress passed the first "Hyde Amendment" to the fiscal 1977 Medicaid appropriation.
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Congress.gov
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The Hyde Amendment: An Overview | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
July 20, 2022 - Examples: "Trade Relations", "Export Controls" · Examples: hr5, h.r.5, sjres8, sa2, pl116-21, 86Stat1326
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All* Above All
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Fact Sheet: About the Hyde Amendment - All* Above All
May 15, 2025 - The Hyde Amendment is language in the yearly Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (often shortened to Labor-H or LHHS) appropriations legislation that bars programs in these agencies from covering abortion.
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Department of Justice
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Reconsidering the Application of the Hyde Amendment to ...
July 11, 2025 - Reconsidering the Application of the Hyde Amendment to the Provision of Transportation for Women Seeking Abortions (July 11, 2025)
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The Hill
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Lawmakers reintroduce bill to repeal Hyde Amendment
1 month ago - Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Lawmakers re-introduce bill to repeal Hyde Amendment A host of Democratic lawmakers led by Reps. Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (Ill.) are reintroducing legislation to ensure that people who ...
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Medicaid
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SMD Letter - Hyde Amendment - 2/12/98
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for implementing laws passed by Congress related to Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Basic Health Program. To implement these programs, CMS issues various forms of guidance to explain how laws ...
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Embryo Project Encyclopedia
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The Hyde Amendment of 1976 | Embryo Project Encyclopedia
June 28, 2017 - In 1976, the US Congress passed the Hyde Amendment, which banned the use of federal funding to pay for abortions through Medicaid. In 1976, Illinois Congressman Henry J. Hyde proposed the amendment to the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare, Appropriation Act of 1977.
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Populationinstitute
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The Time is Now: - Repeal the Hyde Amendment
We advocate for gender equality and universal access to sexual and reproductive health services to improve lives, promote human rights, save the planet, and build a better tomorrow · Last week, Population Institute Research Associate Maniza Habib appeared on CNN Newsroom to discuss the rising ...
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Abortionfunds
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Understanding The Hyde Amendment: An FAQ - National Network of Abortion Funds
March 25, 2025 - The Hyde Amendment bars people from using gov't. insurance to pay for abortions. Learn how it works, who it impacts, and why it should be repealed.
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Guttmacher Institute
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The Hyde Amendment: A Discriminatory Ban on Insurance Coverage of Abortion | Guttmacher Institute
February 6, 2025 - Abortion is essential health care and should be affordable for everyone, regardless of income, zip code or source of insurance. But the Hyde Amendment prohibits federal funding for abortion, preventing people enrolled in Medicaid and other public programs in most states from using their health ...
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League of Women Voters
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The Hyde Amendment: An Abortion Barrier Hiding in Plain Sight | League of Women Voters
September 28, 2023 - The Hyde Amendment prohibits the use of federal funding for most abortions. As a result, most people enrolled in public health programs cannot use their health care coverage to pay for abortion services. This poses a particularly devastating barrier to people living with low incomes, including ...
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Guttmacher Institute
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State Funding of Abortion Under Medicaid | Guttmacher Institute
May 31, 2025 - This resource is being updated; in the meantime, please reach out to [email protected] with any inquiries · Center facts. Shape policy. Advance sexual and reproductive rights.®
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PubMed Central
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Reproductive Rights Denied: The Hyde Amendment and Access to Abortion for Native American Women Using Indian Health Service Facilities - PMC
Restrictions on the use of federal funds to provide abortions have limited the access to abortion services for Native American women receiving care at Indian Health Service facilities. Current data suggest that the vast majority of Indian Health ...
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National Women's Law Center
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The Hyde Amendment Creates an Unacceptable Barrier To Women Getting Abortions - National Women's Law Center
April 21, 2017 - The federal laws that withhold insurance coverage of abortion from qualified women threaten women’s health and well-being. These restrictions, commonly known as “the Hyde Amendment,” particularly harm low-income women and women of color. These restrictions must be overturned so that a ...