If Biden really wants to end racism, he should support the Hyde Amendment

Hyde Amendment is a legal barrier to the abortion industry’s exploitation of people of color

The Biden administration has promised to bring unity and healing to America. Part of that promise is a pledge to end systemic racism in the U.S.

But there’s a movement brewing in the Democratic Party that will lead the Biden administration astray. Prominent Democrats, including Joe Biden himself, are calling for the repeal of the Hyde Amendment. They argue that the Hyde Amendment is a “discriminatory policy” and that poor women, especially poor women of color, would benefit from its repeal.

Yet, these arguments entirely miss the mark. The Hyde Amendment prevents discrimination; it does not promote it. That’s because the Hyde Amendment is one of the few remaining legal barriers to the abortion industry’s systematic and racist exploitation of people of color. To truly fight racism, the Biden administration must keep the Hyde Amendment in place.

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