And what are those rare circumstances as outlined in the Hyde Amendment? Incest and rape.Reality #1: Direct Federal Payment is Allowed for Abortions Under Relatively Rare Circumstances
As I said, some states allow medicare to fund it but use state funds to cover that.Reality #2: Some States Taxpayers Unequivocally Pay for Abortions
I think the writer of the article is really reaching in an attempt to tie tax breaks == federal spending.Reality #3: Taxpayers Indirectly Fund Abortions Through the Tax Exclusion
Reality #4: Taxpayers Indirectly Fund Abortions Through the Non-profit Tax Exemption
Do you want to say that the tax breaks being given to employers for their health insurance is government funding? I would say that is a reach as that is a tax break and not allocating tax money to abortion. Tax breaks are less money coming in. If you consider tax breaks the same as spending money I am not sure what to say.
This is again a huge reach and jump in logic. By giving money to Planned Parenthood, of which no Federal dollars can be spend on abortions, the argument is that it frees up more private funds to be spend on abortions. While technically true, tax payer money is still not being spent on abortions ( with the normal exceptions).Reality #5: Taxpayers Indirectly Fund Abortions Through Title X