Biden camp confirms he supports abortion funding ban

Published June 5, 2019 4:03pm ET



The presidential campaign team for former Vice President Joe Biden said that the Democratic contender supports the Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for certain abortions.

Biden has gone back and forth on this issue in the past. He told an ACLU volunteer last month that he would repeal the Hyde Amendment, and at a Tuesday rally in New Hampshire, Biden said he supports a woman’s right to have an abortion. Biden’s campaign aides nevertheless told NBC News for an article published Wednesday that he still supports the Hyde Amendment.

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