Hyde Amendment
E723250
The Hyde Amendment is a U.S. legislative provision that bars the use of federal funds for most abortion services, significantly shaping national abortion policy since the 1970s.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal legislative provision
ⓘ
appropriations rider ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Medicaid program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal funds ⓘ federal health programs ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | not part of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| controversy |
criticized by reproductive rights advocates
ⓘ
supported by many anti-abortion advocates ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| debatedIn |
Congressional budget negotiations
ⓘ
U.S. presidential campaigns ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo | states using only state funds for abortion ⓘ |
| effect |
bars use of most federal funds for abortion services
ⓘ
limits federal abortion funding to narrow exceptions ⓘ restricts Medicaid coverage of abortion ⓘ |
| enforcedThrough | annual appropriations bills ⓘ |
| exception |
danger to the life of the pregnant person
ⓘ
pregnancy resulting from incest ⓘ pregnancy resulting from rape ⓘ |
| firstEffectiveDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| firstPassageYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| Harris v. McRaeHolding | upheld constitutionality of federal abortion funding restrictions ⓘ |
| impact |
creates disparity between state and federal abortion coverage
ⓘ
influences state Medicaid abortion policies ⓘ shapes access to abortion for low-income people ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent federal abortion funding restrictions ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Roe v. Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| introducedIn | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
abortion law in the United States
ⓘ
health care law in the United States ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory appropriations restriction ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Hyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyGoalAsStatedBySupporters | prevent taxpayer funding of abortion ⓘ |
| policyType |
abortion funding restriction
ⓘ
funding restriction ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
often opposed by many Democratic lawmakers
ⓘ
often supported by conservative lawmakers ⓘ |
| primaryBeneficiaryAsClaimedBySupporters | unborn children ⓘ |
| primaryHarmAsClaimedByOpponents | reduced abortion access for low-income people ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Harris v. McRae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renewalPattern | routinely reattached to federal appropriations legislation ⓘ |
| requires | annual congressional renewal to remain in effect ⓘ |
| scope | federal level only ⓘ |
| sponsor | Henry Hyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | abortion funding ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-Roe v. Wade era ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.