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Biden Flips on the Hyde Amendment
NATIONAL REVIEW ^ | May 20, 2019 | John McCormack

Posted on 05/21/2019 7:43:11 AM PDT by Morgana

In what may be his first major move to the left on policy as a 2020 presidential candidate, Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden has endorsed repealing the Hyde amendment, a measure that prohibits federal funding of abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or when the mother’s life is endangered.

“It can’t stay,” Biden said of the Hyde amendment during an exchange with an ACLU activist earlier this month. The video of the exchange was posted by the ACLU on Twitter on May 8th but has drawn little attention since then (it was flagged by Washington Post reporter David Weigel on Sunday evening).

It’s not clear when or why Biden changed his mind on the issue.

“I will continue to abide by the same principle that has guided me throughout my 21 years in the Senate: those of us who are opposed to abortion should not be compelled to pay for them,” Biden wrote to a constituent in 1994. “As you may know, I have consistently — on no fewer than 50 occasions — voted against federal funding of abortions.”

“I’ve stuck to my middle-of-the-road position on abortion for more than 30 years,” Biden wrote in his 2007 book Promises to Keep. “I still vote against partial birth abortion and federal funding.”

A few weeks before Biden launched his 2020 presidential campaign, his spokesman declined to tell the New York Times if he still opposed federal funding of elective abortions. Now we know.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...


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KEYWORDS: abortion; bloodonhishands; bloodonhishead; hydeamendment; infanticide; joebiden; medicareforall; obamacare; prolife
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Having already died and crossed over to Heaven myself in 1988 due to a serious illness, I don’t fear death and don’t care if I die today. In fact, I miss God’s Love so much I actually want to return ASAP.

That being said, life is precious as it is the stage for the learning experiences necessary for the soul to grow. Frequently I encounter the souls of aborted fetuses attached to their mother and the mother doesn’t even know they are there.


21 posted on 05/21/2019 10:06:56 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: nikos1121
he’ll do something crazy

Yep, I'm not a doctor but his nonsensical use of language bothers me.

22 posted on 05/21/2019 10:37:53 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Morgana

There is no way to win the Democrat/Left Party nomination without moving sharply — very sharply — to the Left.


23 posted on 05/21/2019 10:40:02 AM PDT by glennaro
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To: Morgana

BIDEN BUCKLES, FLIPS ON HYDE AMENDMENT UNDER PRESSURE FROM DEMOCRATS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/06/biden-flips-hyde-amendment-pressure/


24 posted on 06/06/2019 6:36:50 PM PDT by SMGFan ("God love ya! What am I talking about")
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