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The complete text of the current Hyde Amendment
Public Law 111-8
H.R. 1105, Division F, Title V, General Provisions
SEC. 507. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this
Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which
funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended
for any abortion.
(b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none
of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are
appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health
benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.
(c) The term `health benefits coverage' means the
package of services covered by a managed care provider
or organization pursuant to a contract or other
arrangement.
SEC. 508. (a) The limitations established in the
preceding section shall not apply to an abortion--
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or
incest; or
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical
disorder, physical injury, or physical illness,
including a life-endangering physical condition caused
by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as
certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of
death unless an abortion is performed.
(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed
as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality,
entity, or private person of State, local, or private
funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution
of Medicaid matching funds).
(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed
as restricting the ability of any managed care provider
from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a
State or locality to contract separately with such a
provider for such coverage with State funds (other than
a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid
matching funds).
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