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Ahead of 40th Anniversary of Hyde Amendment, Center for American Progress Calls for Policymakers to Repeal Hyde and Reject Similar Restrictions on Abortion

 

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Abortion advocates celebrate during a rally at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 27, 2016. Source: AP/EvanVucci

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2016.   Forty years ago this Friday, lawmakers passed the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits Medicaid from covering abortion care, except in limited cases of rape, incest, or if the mother’s life is in danger. Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment’s passage, the Center for American Progress released an issue brief

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