Title: What exactly is Biden's view on abortion? A look at his less-than-consistent record
Headings: What exactly is Biden's view on abortion? A look at his less-than-consistent record
What exactly is Biden's view on abortion? A look at his less-than-consistent record
1973: Disagrees with Roe ruling
1977: Comes down against federal funding for abortions
1981: Votes against exceptions, for the Hatch Amendment
1986: Says "abortion is wrong from the moment of conception"
1995: Supports a "partial-birth abortion" ban
1997: Continues to support federal funding restrictions
2005: Biden compares abortion to clean air
2007: Reiterates his opposition to public funding for abortion
2008: Votes again to prohibit federal funding for abortion
2010: Works to whip votes for Obamacare
2012: Claims separation of personal and political values
May 8, 2019: Biden says Hyde "can't stay"
June 5, 2019: Biden reverses his commitment
June 6, 2019: Says he "can no longer support" the Hyde Amendment
June 11, 2019: The finger-wag heard 'round the world
March 15, 2020: Calls to codify Roe

Content: Since then, the Supreme Court's 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey has allowed states to slowly chip away at clinic and abortion access, which has in turn polarized the debate around reproductive health care. For most candidates, abortion is now less of lightning rod and more of a litmus test. Most Democrats will say that they are the pro-choice party. Democrats also tend to believe that religious practice can coexist with pro-choice values: Hillary Clinton and her 2016 running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, are devout Methodist and Catholic, respectively. Yet for them and other pro-choice advocates, a personal relationship with God should not dictate another person's health care. Biden though, has has steadily tried to toe the line between his moderate, religious instincts and a Democratic Party whose base is moving increasingly leftward. As a practicing Catholic, he's often cited his faith as determining factor in his approach. But in the past calendar year alone, as Biden has fought for the Democratic presidential nomination, the former vice president has reversed his position a few times. Below is a condensed timeline of Biden's public statements and votes on abortion rights, so you can trace his trajectory for yourself.