Doesn’t the Hyde Amendment stop federal funding of abortion in health care?
November 13, 2009 | In: Finance & Insurance, Health & Fitness
Medicaid funded abortion until Congress expressly stopped such funding in 1977 by passing
the Hyde appropriations ban, which bars most taxpayer funding of abortions. Moreover, the
6th Circuit Court of Appeals, while defending the legitimacy of Hyde, did, however, make
clear that “abortion fits within many of the mandatory care categories, including ‘family
planning,’ ‘outpatient services,’ ‘inpatient services,’ and ‘physicians’ services.’”
