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Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority

In the early months of 2022, Democrats in Congress came close to passing an appropriations bill that did not include a provision barring federal funding for abortions — maybe the closest it had ever come in more than 40 years.

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In the early months of 2022, Democrats in Congress came close to passing an appropriations bill that did not include a provision barring federal funding for abortions — maybe the closest it had ever come in...

Those who wanted the Hyde Amendment included won the battle in the end.

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In the early months of 2022, Democrats in Congress came close to passing an appropriations bill that did not include a provision barring federal funding for abortions — maybe the closest it had ever come in more than 40 years. Those who wanted the Hyde Amendment included won the battle in the end.

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Those who wanted the Hyde Amendment included won the battle in the end.

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