... 2020. I’m a social work health scholar who studies vulnerable people’s access to reproductive health care. Repealing the Hyde Amendment is a commonly held position among the 2020 Democratic candidates, but it has been difficult for Democrats to actually implement in Congress. The Hyde Amendment states … The Hyde Amendment has become a top discussion point in 2020 politics — and something of a purity test for Democrats — after Joe Biden, the leader of his party's presidential pack, announced that he's now an opponent of the 1976 policy. The Hyde Amendment is a longstanding provision applied to spending bills that states taxpayer monies will not be used to fund abortions. Despite the recent protests over the amendment, there was no plan from House Democrats to remove it from the spending package. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who has polled second to Biden in the crowded Democratic 2020 field, said he would repeal the Hyde Amendment as part of his Medicare for All plan. Joe Biden supports Hyde Amendment, splits from 2020 Dems on abortion measure The law largely affects patients who are on Medicaid. Now that the Hyde amendment has become a focus for some candidates in the 2020 presidential election, I believe it’s important to understand who it affects and how it can be repealed.