Planned Parenthood likely to pocket $106 Million in Additional Federal Funding if Hyde Amendment is scrapped as proposed in Biden's Federal Budget.
Michael Smith
Friday, May 28th. 2021.
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America and other "reproductive rights" supporters are praising Biden's decision to scrap the Hyde Amendment from Medicaid, the federal insurance program, as part of his proposed $6 trillion federal budget. The Hyde Amendment was passed in 1977, with bipartisan support, to restrict federal tax dollars from being used to fund abortions.
PPFA President Alexis McGill Johnson, said Biden's move was an "historic step in the fight for reproductive freedom."
What PPFA fails to recognize, or perhaps better said, chooses to ignore, is that a good majority of Americans oppose federal funding of abortion. We have found that public opinion on this issue to be somewhere in the area of 58% in favor of the Hyde Amendment to 38% that oppose it, according to numerous polls, including one of the more detailed and respected polls by Marist.
Many democrats, including even some who call themselves "pro-choice," do not necessarily support federal funding of abortion. As the title of a June 2019 article in the "progressive" Slate Daily Online Magazine accurately noted, "Abortion Funding Isn’t As Popular As Democrats Think. Recent polls debunk much of what progressives believe."
Before the Hyde Amendment became law, the federal government was
reportedly paying for approximately 250,000 to 300,000 abortions each year through Medicaid, which accounted for roughly one-third of all abortions nationwide. The cost to taxpayers at that time was between $45 and $55 million per year.
Though the official number of abortions are not yet reported for 2020, we estimate the total preformed in the United States to be around 793,334 abortions. There are currently 15 states which pay for those abortions that the Hyde Amendment has restricted. If the federal government begins allowing reimbursement through Medicaid for abortion, it is likely these states will simply let the government pay for those abortions that they themselves currently pick up the tab.
What PPFA also fails to mention in their praise of Biden's decision, is that PPFA would expect
to reap heavy financial gains if the Hyde Amendment is thrown out. With the Hyde restrictions
gone, it is estimated that Medicaid would likely fund 528,889 abortion annually with a price tag
at a "minimum" of approximately $264 Million, of which $106 million going directly to PPFA.
We say a "minimum" of $264 million, but this amount could be possibly more, much more, when,
as JOHN MCCORMACK, writing for the National Review reported. that a "study by the Guttmacher
Institute, a Planned Parenthood offshoot, found that in states that use their own tax dollars to pay
for abortions undergone by Medicaid recipients, the abortion rate among Medicaid recipients is
3.9 times the rate among nonrecipients, “while in states that do not permit Medicaid funding for
abortions, Medicaid recipients are only 1.6 times as likely as nonrecipients to have abortions.”
chart info:
Headline: US Abortion Rate (the number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44. * 2017 statistics Guttmacher Institute)
13.5 Average US Rate
21.6 Medicaid recipients in states that do not fund abortion
52.65 Medicaid recipients in states that do fund abortion
you factor in what National Review reported on in their June 44. 2021 article "Strong Majority of
Americans Back the Hyde Amendment," which author JOHN SMITH noted that "When you
subsidize something, you get more of it, and this basic fact of social science holds true when that something is abortion. One study by the Guttmacher Institute, a Planned Parenthood offshoot, found that in states that use their own tax dollars to pay for abortions undergone by Medicaid recipients, the abortion rate among Medicaid recipients is 3.9 times the rate among nonrecipients, “while in states that do not permit Medicaid funding for abortions, Medicaid recipients are only 1.6 times as likely as nonrecipients to have abortions.”
Currently, 16 states use their own funds to pay for all or most abortions for Medicaid enrollees in the state. The District of Columbia and the other 33 sates prohibit the use of state funds for abortion, except in those cases when federal funds are available: where the mother's life is in danger, or the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.
chart info:
Headline: US Abortion Rate (the number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44. * 2017 statistics Guttmacher Institute)
13.5 Average US Rate
21.6 Medicaid recipients in states that do not fund abortion
52.65 Medicaid recipients in states that do fund abortion
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GuttMacher lineK (for belw):
16 states use their own funds to pay for all or most medically necessary abortions for Medicaid enrollees in the state. 33 states and the District of Columbia prohibit the use of state funds except in those cases when federal funds are available: where the patient's life is in danger or the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.
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Link below to number of abortions per state (2018)
NR: Data from 48 reporting areas; excludes four reporting areas (California, Maryland, New Hampshire, and Wyoming) that did not report or did not meet reporting standards.
The questions we need to ask ourselves is, Is PPFA praising the possible end of the Hyde Amendmen because they truly believe every woman who wants one should be able to abortion
PPFA's annual report says that 75% of their patients are poor
528,889 abortions if hyde is dumped - using today's numbers.
thatpaying for medicaid abortions, it is expected that
2,227 adoption referrals = 0.75% vs. 354,871 abortions (2020) 0.75% per 100 of women who choose abortion.
average cost abortion:
surgical $450 (first trimester only) range goes from $450 to 15,000 or more.
Estimated abortion profits for PPFA in 2020: $165,546,855 (figuring 52% surgical & 48% medication)
52% Surgical
48% Medication
Excluding private contributions: total PPFA 2020 revenue earned = $1,131,600,000
Abortion revenue of $165,546,855 equals 14.6% of total revenue earned for 2020 (yet only 4% of services rendered?)
75% PPFA patients qualify as poor or low-income.
Abortion profit of $165,546,855
Patients:
75% of 345,871 = 259,403 x 160% = 415,044 + remaining 86,467 patients = 501,511 x (est. $500 per aboriton) = $250,756
If Hyde Amendment is scrapped, since 259,403 patients were poor, there is likely to be a minimum of an increase of at least a 160% rate greater in patients federal dollars pay for abortions
259,403 x 1.6 times (160%) = 415,045 abortions
plus
medication 483
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If the Hyde Amendment is scrapped,
As a recent National Review article noted, "What makes it the most important pro-life public policy since the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is this: When you subsidize something, you get more of it, and this basic fact of social science holds true when that something is abortion. One study by the Guttmacher Institute, a Planned Parenthood offshoot, found that in states that use their own tax dollars to pay for abortions undergone by Medicaid recipients, the abortion rate among Medicaid recipients is 3.9 times the rate among nonrecipients, “while in states that do not permit Medicaid funding for abortions, Medicaid recipients are only 1.6 times as likely as nonrecipients to have abortions.”
(maybe make a chart of below stats):
As a recent National Review article noted, "What makes it the most important pro-life public policy since the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is this: When you subsidize something, you get more of it, and this basic fact of social science holds true when that something is abortion. One study by the Guttmacher Institute, a Planned Parenthood offshoot, found that in states that use their own tax dollars to pay for abortions undergone by Medicaid recipients, the abortion rate among Medicaid recipients is 3.9 times the rate among nonrecipients, “while in states that do not permit Medicaid funding for abortions, Medicaid recipients are only 1.6 times as likely as nonrecipients to have abortions.”
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Currently, an estimated 72 million low-income Americans use the Medicaid program.
national review:
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/poll-strong-majority-of-americans-back-the-hyde-amendment/
Atlantic Article: number of abortions before HYDE:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/06/biden-abortion-hyde/591241/
Abortion Funding Isn’t As Popular As Democrats Think SLATE MAGAZINE
Recent polls debunk much of what progressives believe.
JUNE 12, 2019 7:27 PM
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/06/joe-biden-hyde-amendment-democratic-support.html
Poll: Strong Majority of Americans Back the Hyde Amendment NATIONAL REVIEW
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/poll-strong-majority-of-americans-back-the-hyde-amendment/
Abortion polling: (not that good of source, but a lot of easy to understand polls)
American's Support Abortion Restrictions NATIONAL REVIEW / MARIST POLL
https://www.yahoo.com/now/poll-most-americans-support-abortion-183744024.html
wall street journal:
By
Catherine Lucey
Updated May 28, 2021 4:40 pm ET
link:
article below:
President Biden’s budget proposal removes language banning the use of federal dollars for abortions in most cases, fulfilling a campaign pledge and setting up a fight in Congress, where most Republicans are opposed to the change.
The president’s budget, released Friday, doesn’t include the 1976 Hyde Amendment, which bars federal funding for abortion with exceptions for victims of rape or incest or if the mother’s life is in danger. The language has been included in spending legislation for decades, and Mr. Biden had supported the amendment for years before reversing his position during his presidential campaign. Abortion-rights advocates and many Democrats had urged him to do so.
Abortion opponents say the amendment ensures federal tax dollars don’t go to paying for the procedure, while advocates for access to abortions say it disproportionately affects low-income women and women of color who are Medicaid recipients.
The decision from the president comes as some Republican-led states add new restrictions on abortions and the Supreme Court prepares to consider the legality of a Mississippi abortion law that sought to ban the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
While this marked the first time in decades that a president sought to strip the language, the change wasn’t highlighted in a budget fact sheet released by the White House. Some abortion-rights advocates have pushed for Mr. Biden to be more vocal on the issue, noting that he didn’t use the word abortion in a statement marking the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision recognizing a woman’s right to have an abortion, or in his recent address to a joint session of Congress.
WSJ NEWSLETTER
“We are thrilled that President Biden followed through on his campaign promise and kept the Hyde Amendment out of his budget,” said Destiny Lopez, co-president of abortion-rights advocacy group All* Above All. “We urge Biden to now use his bully pulpit to stop the bullying of the Hyde Amendment and offer full-throated support for abortion justice.”
Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the antiabortion Susan B. Anthony List, said that Mr. Biden’s budget threw “longstanding, bipartisan consensus out the window to fulfill a campaign promise to the radical abortion lobby.”
Democrats currently have a narrow hold on the House, where spending bills can pass with a simple majority. But in the Senate, split 50-50, most legislation must win 60 votes, making the elimination of the Hyde Amendment a tall order. A total of 200 House Republicans and 48 Senate Republicans have signed letters saying they will oppose any spending bills that don’t include the Hyde Amendment.
Sen. Patty Murray (D., Wash.) said that she was working to build support in the Senate for eliminating the Hyde Amendment.
Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R., Ind.), who organized the House letter, called the president’s budget reckless and criticized Mr. Biden for not including the Hyde Amendment.
Polls show most Americans say abortion should be legal, but support is much higher among Democrats than Republicans. Overall support has grown in recent years. Abortion-rights organizations are a key Democratic constituency and a link to women in the party—voters who could play a key role in the midterm elections.
a website on HOW TO TALK ABOUT ABORTION:
An estimated 72 million low-income Americans use the Medicaid program.
The latest (2017) figures that are available on the number of abortions performed in the United States was 862,320 abortions. Why we don't have more current numbers for 2017 is a question that needs to be answered. Using that total, we estimate the total number of abortions preformed in the United States last year, 2020, to be around 793,334 abortions, when factoring in a drop of about 2.7% per year of abortions performed since 2017 (an 8% drop over three years 2017-2020).
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"A lot of people seem to think that the right to choose abortion is compatible with the right not to pay for other people’s abortions."
- Slate Daily Online Magazine
In that article, William Saletan writes that "A lot of people seem to think that the right to choose abortion is compatible with the right not to pay for other people’s abortions." Some of those who oppose the Hyde Amendment see it as a "class issue," but surprisingly, Saletan writes that .."But there’s little evidence that people of limited means see it that way. In the 2017 Marist poll, among people with annual incomes of $50,000 or more, the margin of opposition to tax-funded abortions was 16 percentage points. Among people who earned less than $50,000, the margin of opposition was 32 points.
"When you subsidize something, you get more of it, and this basic fact of social science holds true when that something is abortion."
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Henry Hyde