Doesn’t the Hyde Amendment apply to the new law?
No. The Hyde Amendment, which for years has prohibited federal money from paying for abortions – except in the case of rape, incest, and life of the mother – and from being used to purchase insurance policies that include abortion, does not apply to the new law. The Hyde Amendment, which must be passed annually, only applies to appropriation bills with the amendment attached, particularly the appropriations bill for the Department of Health and Human Services.
