.MaddowBlog: It's striking to see - for the first time in decades - a White House budget and House-passed spending bills without restrictions on abortion funds.
JENNIFER WHITNEY / JENNIFER WHITNEY/The New York TimesIt was 45 years ago when then-Rep. Henry Hyde successfully created a policy that endured: the Hyde Amendment prohibited federal funds to pay for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or to protect the life of the woman, and the measure has remained in place ever since.
The bad news for opponents of the policy is that the Hyde Amendment is sticking around a bit longer. The good news, asyesterday, is that congressional Democrats have done something Americans haven't seen in more than a generation. The House of Representatives passed a package of spending bills this week without provisions banning federal funding for most abortions in the U.S. and abroad, marking the first time in decades that the restrictions have not been included.
It's not just the Democratic-led House: President Joe Biden unveiled a White House budget proposal in May thatFor many progressives involved in the fight for reproductive rights, the shift is both welcome and overdue. Asadded,"Democrats and reproductive rights groups say the amendment creates significant barriers for low-income women and women of color, who are disproportionately affected by the ban.
But for the amendment opponents, it's nevertheless striking to see -- for the first time in decades -- a White House budget and House-passed spending bills without restrictions on abortion funds.
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