There are a number of ways to look at Biden’s Hyde Amendment change of heart. What you think about Biden will dictate whether you think it was a thoughtful reassessments, or a craven pander. Similarly, when you look at the Biden campaign you either see amateurish lurching, or professional responsiveness.
Former Vice President Joe Biden says he now wants to throw out the Hyde Amendment,dropping his long-held support for the measure that blocks federal funds from being used for most abortions amid criticism from his 2020 Democratic rivals.
“If I believe health care is a right, as I do, I can no longer support an amendment that makes that right dependent on someone’s ZIP code,” he said
