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After the Hyde Amendment: Public funding for abortion in FY 1978.
- Article from:
- Readings on Induced Abortion, Volume 1: Politics and Policies
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
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What effect did the passage of the Hyde Amendment and its successors have on federal and state funding of abortion services for poor women?
In 1976, Congress passed the Hyde Amendment, the first of a series of amendments to annual Labor-DHEW appropriations bills forbidding the expenditure of federal funds for abortion services except in cases where continuation of the pregnancy threatened the pregnant woman's life. The measure primarily affected Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act), the program under which the federal and state governments share the cost of necessary medical and surgical care for indigent Americans. Enforcement of the restrictive ...