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The Hyde Amendment bars the use of federal funds to pay for abortion except to save the life of the pregnant woman, or if the pregnancy arises from incest or rape. [13] [14] Before the Hyde Amendment took effect in 1980, an estimated 300,000 abortions were performed annually using federal funds. [15]
Consequently, the cutoff of federal Medicaid funds prompted some states to provide public funding for abortion services from their own coffers. Over time the number of states doing so has gradually expanded, either through legislation or consequent to judicial rulings. [29] Specific stipulations have been put in place by some state governments.
In 2022, Oklahoma received the funding after complying with the rule, but after the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling that overturned abortion rights landmark Roe v. Wade, the state changed course.
Republican lawmakers reintroduced a piece of legislation that would ban the use of federal funds for abortions or health coverage that includes abortion this week. If passed, the bill would ...
At least 21 states use public funds to support anti-abortion clinics, which have grown into a billion-dollar industry
A November 13–15 CNN–Opinion Research Corporation poll found that 60% of the respondents oppose public funding of abortion. When asked whether private and employer-sponsored insurance plans should cover any costs of abortion or whether women should have to pay the entire cost themselves, a 51–45% majority said women should have to pay the ...
President Trump on Friday took a pair of actions to limit U.S. government funding for abortions, reversing some of the Biden administration’s efforts to increase access to the procedure. Trump ...
This applies to public health organizations which may provide funding assistance for or information about abortion. The Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF) was established in 2006 by International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) to fund local organizations that have been impacted by the Global Gag Rule, including those that fund abortion. [12]