Biden's Budget Would Scrap Decades-Old Rule And Permit Federal Funding Of Abortions

[Judi Lynn]

For the second year in a row, the president omitted the Hyde Amendment from his presidential budget proposal.

By Alanna Vagianos
Mar. 29, 2022, 02:50 PM EDT

For the second year in a row, President Joe Biden omitted the Hyde Amendment from his presidential budget proposal to Congress for fiscal year 2023 — keeping his promise to support reproductive health in a year when abortion rights are in peril.

The Hyde Amendment denies insurance coverage for abortions to people who receive their health coverage through government-sponsored plans like Medicaid. The legislation disproportionately impacts low-income women and communities of color, garnering criticism from Democrats who argue the amendment is anti-choice and blatantly racist.

“Presidential budgets are meant to reflect the values of an administration — and the Biden-Harris administration is once again saying loud and clear that reproductive freedom and access to care is a priority for the administration,” NARAL Pro-Choice America President Mini Timmaraju said in a statement Tuesday after the administration released the presidential budget.

Federal protections for abortion have been in effect since 1973 after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade, but the Hyde Amendment has been in effect since 1976 and has been renewed every year since. It bars all federal health insurance programs from covering abortions, except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother.

More:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-budget-federal-funding-of-abortions-hyde-amendment_n_62434342e4b0e44de9ba42c1

[cstanleytech]

1. I have to ask can the Hyde Amendment be challenged in court as unconstitutional

because abortion is not illegal and a budget including a ban on such funding is in essence Congress bypassing a ruling by SCOTUS because they are discriminating against women that may need an abortion.