, passed on September 30, 1976 by the U.S. House by a 207-167 vote is a limitation amendment barring the use of federal funds to pay for abortions through funds allocated by the annual appropriations bill for Health and Human Services. It was so named because its chief sponsor was Republican Congressman Henry Hyde of Illinois. The measure was introduced in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, and represented the first major legislative success by abortion opponents in the United States.
Contrary to popular conception, the Hyde Amendment does not ban all federal funding for abortion. The legislation only bans funds from appropriations for the HHS budget from going to that purpose.
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The original measure made no exceptions for rape, incest, or the life of the pregnant woman, provoking an outcry from women's rights advocates. As a result, beginning in 1977 language was added to provide for such circumstances; however, the exact wording has varied from one year to the next, subject to the outcome of Congressional bargaining on the issue.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_AmendmentAnyone implying that ALL abortions would be banned under the proposed Health Care Reform bill is either being dishonest or is uninformed. For one thing, NOTHING is final yet. Also, most proposals are to honor the Hyde Amendment, which, as stated above, does not ban abortions for rape or incest.
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