Biden splits from 2020 Dems on abortion measure
Former Vice President Joe Biden reiterated his support for the Hyde Amendment, a measure that creates a barrier to abortion for low income women across the United States.
Then, when the volunteer said she was glad he was committed to abolishing the amendment, his demeanor changed. Jamal Brown, Biden’s national press secretary, in a statement to ABC News underscored that he has long fought to protect a woman’s right to choose and “believes we must protect the progress we've made and has called on codifying the decision in Roe to ensure this choice remains between a woman and her doctor.”
It was introduced by Rep. Henry Hyde, who said at the time,"I certainly would like to prevent, if I could legally, anybody having an abortion, a rich woman, a middle-class woman, or a poor woman. Unfortunately, the only vehicle available is the ... Medicaid bill." “Differentiating himself from the field this way will not earn Joe Biden any political points and will bring harm to women who are already most vulnerable,” NARAL President Ilyse Hogue wrote in a statement.
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