Title: Democrats for Life urge DNC to change party platform on abortion | TheHill
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last year said he supports repealing the Hyde Amendment, which prevents Medicaid coverage of abortion. Biden had previously supported Hyde for several decades. His running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris
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(D-Calif.), has been a staunch defender of abortion rights. She has a 100 percent voting record according to NARAL Pro-Choice America, which scores members of Congress based on their votes on abortion rights issues. DNC chair: Texas election overhaul measure 'one of those break the...
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A 2019 Pew Research study found that 70 percent of those who identify as or lean Democrat support the party’s position on abortion. Language defending abortion rights has been part of every Democratic platform since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973. The 1976 platform said it would be “undesirable” to overturn the court’s decision.