Hyde Amendment
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title:
Hyde Amendment
text:
In U.S. politics, the Hyde Amendment is a legislative provision barring the use of federal funds to pay for abortion, except to save the life of the woman, or if the pregnancy arises from incest or rape. Before the Hyde Amendment took effect in 1980, an estimated 300,000 abortions were performed annually using federal funds. The original Hyde Amendment was passed on September 30, 1976, by the House of Representatives, with a 312–93 vote to override the veto of a funding bill for the Department o
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description:
US law banning federal funds paying for abortions except in certain cases
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Amendment
date created:
2007-02-28T09:54:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T19:58:30Z
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