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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]
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.
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 ...
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 ...
17 states have a policy to use their own Medicaid funds to pay for abortion beyond the Hyde Amendment requirements, and an estimated 20% of abortions are paid through Medicaid. [26] [27] As of 2021, 16 states use their own state funds to pay for elective abortions and similar services, exceeding federal requirements. [28]
The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act is a bill that was introduced to the 112th Congress of the United States in the House of Representatives by Rep. Chris Smith (R-New Jersey) and Dan Lipinski (D-Illinois). The bill's stated purpose is "[t]o prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and to provide for conscience protections, and for other purposes."
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 ...