The Stupak-Pitts Amendment Goes Far Beyond the Already-Punishing Restrictions in the Hyde Amendment

The Stupak-Pitts amendment, added to the House of Representative’s healthcare reform bill in last-minute maneuvers on the House floor, is sometimes described as a mere extension of current restrictions on Medicaid funding for abortion (known as the Hyde amendment). These assertions are grossly misleading and misrepresent the far-ranging harm that would be imposed by Stupak-Pitts.

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