The Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in the case of Roe v Wade, in January 1973, ruling 7 to 2, that a woman’s right to choose an abortion was protected by the privacy rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, thereby establishing the legality. The Hyde Amendment, passed in 1976 and expanded on in 1994, restricts federal funding for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the woman. Hyde Amendment seems to have been legislated as a compromise for the opponents of abortion, those who are conscientious objectors of others exerting their legal rights. I’m against my tax dollars paying for endless wars, so I ‘get’ that people disagree on what should be funded by tax dollars. Biden’s revised stance on ‘Hyde’ comes immediately following several states having passed extremely restrictive abortion laws in order to get the issue before the Supreme Court again, wanting Roe overturned. Those states seek to make abortions illegal, even in the case of rape and incest! The Hyde Amendment worsens healthcare inequality for low-income women. I support candidates supporting racial and economic justice and reproductive freedom.
Trish Forsyth Voss
Jun 15 2019
Do you support the Hyde Amendment? Why or why not? What to think of Biden’s reversal on subject?
The Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in the case of Roe v Wade, in January 1973, ruling 7 to 2, that a woman’s right to choose an abortion was protected by the privacy rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, thereby establishing the legality. The Hyde Amendment, passed in 1976 and expanded on in 1994, restricts federal funding for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the woman. Hyde Amendment seems to have been legislated as a compromise for the opponents of abortion, those who are conscientious objectors of others exerting their legal rights. I’m against my tax dollars paying for endless wars, so I ‘get’ that people disagree on what should be funded by tax dollars. Biden’s revised stance on ‘Hyde’ comes immediately following several states having passed extremely restrictive abortion laws in order to get the issue before the Supreme Court again, wanting Roe overturned. Those states seek to make abortions illegal, even in the case of rape and incest! The Hyde Amendment worsens healthcare inequality for low-income women. I support candidates supporting racial and economic justice and reproductive freedom.
Trish Forsyth Voss
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