Abortion and Reproductive Health

Government funding and abortion

81 public statements from 2026 candidates · 7 related bills

§1The range of views

Why this matters: It decides whether public money pays for abortions for people on Medicaid, and whether clinics that provide abortions can be paid for other care they give Medicaid patients.

Drafted by AI, then checked for neutral wording in a separate AI review. It describes the question and the main positions, not any candidate's view. Facts link to their sources.

Whether public programs such as Medicaid can pay for abortions, which the Hyde Amendment bars federal money from doing except in cases of rape, incest or a threat to the woman's life, though states may use their own money, and whether clinics that provide abortions, such as Planned Parenthood, can be paid for other care; a 2025 law barred federal Medicaid payments to some of these clinics for one year, and the Supreme Court ruled in 2025 that Medicaid patients can't use the program's free-choice-of-provider rule to challenge a state that drops such a clinic.1,2,3

  1. Bar public funds for abortions and for groups that provide them, including for their other services
  2. Bar public funds for most abortions, but let clinics that provide them be paid for other care
  3. Let Medicaid and other public programs cover abortion (ending the Hyde Amendment)

These options describe policies, not people. The order is not a ranking.

§2What candidates have said

Why this matters: Statements candidates made publicly, summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Candidates who haven't spoken publicly on this issue aren't listed.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Bar public funds for abortions and for groups that provide them, including for their other services (16)

  • Rhett Marques AL-2
    His campaign website says he supports defunding Planned Parenthood and making sure no taxpayer money pays for abortions.4
  • Gary Palmer AL-6
    His campaign website says he has supported legislation to keep taxpayer money from funding abortion providers.5
  • Lauren Boebert CO-4
    Her campaign's Contract with Colorado says Planned Parenthood should never receive federal tax dollars.6
  • Ralph Groves FL-11
    His campaign website says keeping government out of abortion means no government funding for Planned Parenthood.7
  • James "Jim" Kingston GA-1
    His campaign website says he supports ending taxpayer funding for abortion providers.8
  • Austin Scott GA-8
    His official House website says he cast his first vote to defund Planned Parenthood in February 2011, and lists among the bills he has voted for or co-sponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act and bills to defund Planned Parenthood.9
  • Houston Gaines GA-10
    His campaign website says he will join President Trump and Congress to defund Planned Parenthood.10
  • Mike Simpson ID-2
    His campaign website's Protecting Life page (dated September 2019) says he opposes using tax dollars to pay for abortions and has consistently voted to cut off federal funding for any organization that offers or encourages abortions.11
  • James T. "Jim" Marter IL-14
    His campaign website says the government should not be funding Planned Parenthood.12
  • Ron Estes KS-4
    His campaign website says he has worked to defund Planned Parenthood and ensure that taxpayer dollars are not used for abortions, and lists the Title X Protect Life Rule among the pro-life policies he has championed.13,14
  • Stephen Wagley LA-6
    His campaign website says he will fight to make sure none of the tax dollars fund Planned Parenthood.15
  • Michelle Fischbach MN-7
    The issues page says she wants to stop federal funding for abortion. The record page lists authoring bills to bar federal funding to entities that perform abortions and to defund Planned Parenthood, and co-sponsoring a bill to make the Hyde Amendment permanent.16,17
  • Rick Brattin MO-5
    His campaign website says that in Congress he will fight hard to defund Planned Parenthood.18
  • Ron Eller MS-2
    His campaign website says no government funding, at the federal, state or local level, should go to abortion providers, Planned Parenthood among them.19
  • Bennie Foster MS-2
    His campaign website says that, rather than spending tax dollars on organizations like Planned Parenthood that focus on abortion, the country should fund support for mothers and babies from birth through the postpartum period and should cut red tape so adoption is easier.20
  • Adrian Smith NE-3
    His campaign website says he opposes taxpayer funding of abortions and lists a vote to end federal funding for Planned Parenthood among his record.21,22

Bar public funds for most abortions, but let clinics that provide them be paid for other care (2)

  • Jeremy Todd KY-4
    His campaign website says there should be no federal taxpayer funding to subsidize abortion services and no federal funding directed to organizations like Planned Parenthood for abortion-related care.23
  • Lisa McClain MI-9
    Her campaign website says no tax money should pay for an abortion and that she strongly supports the Hyde Amendment.24

Let Medicaid and other public programs cover abortion (ending the Hyde Amendment) (21)

  • Connie Chan CA-11
    Her campaign website says she would repeal the Hyde Amendment so federal health programs cover abortion, and restore full federal funding to Planned Parenthood.25
  • Kevin Mullin CA-15
    His campaign website says he cosponsors the EACH Act to repeal the Hyde Amendment so people covered by federal health programs such as Medicaid have access to abortion care.26
  • Sam Liccardo CA-16
    His campaign website says Medicaid and other federal funding should cover abortion to the same extent as other health care, and supports the EACH Act.27
  • Ro Khanna CA-17
    His campaign website says he would repeal the Hyde Amendment, which blocks federal funds for abortion care.28
  • Salud Carbajal CA-24
    His campaign website says he cosponsors bills to repeal the Hyde Amendment so that all women can access abortion care.29
  • Gil Cisneros CA-31
    His campaign website says that in Congress he opposed the Hyde Amendment and supported fully repealing the Helms Amendment.30
  • Mike Levin CA-49
    His campaign website says he cosponsored the EACH Woman Act to ensure reproductive freedom for women with Medicare and Medicaid, and that he will continue to defend Planned Parenthood.31
  • Kimberly Overman FL-12
    Her campaign platform says she supports public funding for family planning and abortion services.32
  • Delia Ramirez IL-3
    Her campaign website says she co-sponsored the EACH Act to repeal the Hyde Amendment.33
  • Mike Quigley IL-5
    His campaign website says he supports a full repeal of the Hyde Amendment.34
  • Daniel Biss IL-9
    His campaign website says he will end the Hyde Amendment and roll back the cuts to Planned Parenthood passed in the Republican budget.35
  • Nikki Budzinski IL-13
    Her campaign website says she has cosponsored legislation to reverse the Hyde Amendment.36
  • Joe Tache MA Senate
    His campaign website says he would provide free reproductive health services, including abortion.37
  • Nancy Wallace MD-8
    Her campaign website says all health insurance in the U.S. should cover contraception and safe, legal abortion, and that both should be free for women whose incomes are below the poverty level in any state.38
  • Rashida Tlaib MI-12
    Her campaign website says she continues to advocate getting rid of the Hyde Amendment, which it says denies abortion coverage to people who are already more likely to be underserved by the health system.39,40
  • Donavan McKinney MI-13
    His campaign website says he will push to pass bills like the EACH Act, which it says would repeal laws such as the Hyde Amendment.41
  • Peggy Flanagan MN Senate
    Her campaign website says she would vote to repeal the Hyde Amendment and opposes efforts to defund Planned Parenthood.42
  • Ilhan Omar MN-5
    Her campaign website calls for repealing the Hyde Amendment, which it says limits abortion services for women covered by Medicaid and other federal programs.43,44
  • Maggie Goodlander NH-2
    Her campaign website says she supports repealing the Hyde Amendment so that public health insurance programs cover abortion care.45
  • Rob Menendez NJ-8
    Its healthcare page lists repealing the Hyde Amendment, which it says makes abortion harder to obtain for women who have limited means.46
  • Deb Haaland NM Governor
    Her healthcare plan says she would keep abortion covered by insurance, including Medicaid, and use state funds to replace lost federal support for providers such as Planned Parenthood.47

Statements that don't match one option (42)

  • Jerry Carl AL-1
    His campaign website says he opposes any use of tax dollars to pay for abortions.48
  • Robert B. Aderholt AL-4
    His campaign website says he supported a ban on federal health coverage that includes abortion and has opposed using taxpayer money for abortions in the U.S. and abroad.49
  • Tommy Tuberville AL Governor
    His campaign website says no taxpayer money should go toward abortions.50
  • Mike McGuire CA-1
    His campaign's rural plan says he would protect federal funding for reproductive health care and reverse the administration's cuts to Planned Parenthood funding.51
  • Scott Wiener CA-11
    His campaign website says he would protect Planned Parenthood and other providers from defunding and make sure federal funding covers the full range of reproductive health services.52
  • Brad Sherman CA-32
    His campaign website lists protecting abortion rights and Planned Parenthood funding among the priorities he has worked to advance.53
  • Derek Tran CA-45
    His campaign website says he has worked to protect funding for Planned Parenthood and access to women's health services such as birth control and cancer screenings.54
  • Marni von Wilpert CA-48
    Her campaign website says she would lead efforts to reverse President Trump's cuts to Planned Parenthood.55
  • John Hickenlooper CO Senate
    His campaign website says he wants to reverse Medicaid cuts that targeted Planned Parenthood.56
  • Jason Crow CO-6
    His campaign website says he has worked to continue funding for Planned Parenthood.57
  • Scott Franklin FL-18
    His campaign website says he voted to uphold the Hyde Amendment so that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund abortions.58
  • Brian Mast FL-21
    His campaign website says he has supported legislation to prohibit taxpayer funding for abortion.59
  • Lucy McBath GA-6
    Her campaign website says she opposed a Republican plan to defund Planned Parenthood, and that communities deserve access to services such as cancer screening, contraceptives and family planning.60
  • Russ Fulcher ID-1
    His campaign website says he has backed legislation to stop taxpayer funding for abortion.61
  • Chad Koppie IL-7
    His campaign website says the government puts too much emphasis on funding Planned Parenthood.62
  • Melissa L. Bean IL-8
    Her campaign website says that in Congress she consistently voted against what it calls Republican attempts to use the Hyde Amendment to deny reproductive choice for low-income women.63
  • Mary E. Miller IL-15
    Her campaign website lists opposing taxpayer funding for medication abortion among her actions in Congress.64
  • Darin LaHood IL-16
    His campaign website says he is working against support for abortion providers like Planned Parenthood.65
  • Tracey Mann KS-1
    His campaign website says he will oppose taxpayer funding of abortions.66
  • Drew Cranmer KS-4
    His campaign website says he would be a vote to ensure no federal tax dollars are used to fund or promote abortion, preserving and strengthening the Hyde Amendment.67
  • Blake Miguez LA-6
    His campaign website says he will vote against taxpayer funding for abortion.68
  • Lori Loureiro Trahan MA-3
    A Fighting for Women page that appears only in her campaign website's site map lists bans on abortion coverage by private and public insurance among the roadblocks to care that it says burden women, and says legal protections must be strengthened.69
  • Stephen F. Lynch MA-8
    His campaign website says that when Republicans tried to defund women's health organizations such as Planned Parenthood, he fought the legislation on the House floor.70
  • George E. McDermott MD-4
    A 2018 candidate survey posted on his campaign website says the state does not have to pay for abortions whenever they are sought.71
  • Robert B. Charles ME Governor
    His No Nonsense plan says he would end $2.25 million in state budget funding for Planned Parenthood and redirect the money to rural health care, nursing homes and prescription coverage for seniors.72
  • Jack Bergman MI-1
    His campaign website says he has backed legislation banning federal funding for abortion and has worked to keep the Hyde Amendment in place.73
  • Pete Stauber MN-8
    It also says he firmly opposes any use of tax dollars to pay for abortions.74
  • Chris Stigall MO-6
    His campaign website says he will oppose taxpayer funding for abortion.75
  • Cindy Hyde-Smith MS Senate
    Her campaign website says she opposes taxpayer funding of abortions.76
  • Mike Ezell MS-4
    His campaign website says he will work to put a stop to taxpayer-funded abortions.77
  • Sam Forstag MT-1
    His campaign website says that, as part of protecting access to abortion, he would undo the Medicaid cuts that bar certain reproductive health care providers from Medicaid.78
  • Virginia Foxx NC-5
    Her campaign website says she supports stopping federal money from going to the abortion industry.79
  • Mark Harris NC-8
    His campaign website's Accomplishments page lists the No Taxpayer Funded Abortion Travel for Illegal Aliens Act among bills he introduced.80
  • Richard Hudson NC-9
    His campaign website's Life page says he fought to preserve the Hyde Amendment, which it describes as barring the use of tax dollars to pay for abortions.81
  • Steven Feldman NC-10
    His campaign website says a balanced abortion policy could include keeping government out of funding abortions.82
  • Mark Cohen NE-3
    His campaign website lists, among his commitments for veterans, restoring the VA's authority to offer abortion counseling and abortion care.83
  • Justin Murphy NJ Senate
    His campaign website says he opposes tax dollars funding abortion.84
  • Donald Norcross NJ-1
    His campaign website says funding should be ensured for women's health providers such as Planned Parenthood and lists protecting that funding among the efforts he has supported.85,86
  • Kevin Hern OK Senate
    His campaign website says he cosponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.87,88
  • Tina Kotek OR Governor
    Her campaign website says she created a plan to keep funding Planned Parenthood and would protect access to abortion, birth control and gender-affirming care from federal restrictions.89
  • Darline Graham SC Senate
    Her campaign website says she opposes taxpayer funding of abortion.90
  • Kasie Whitener SC Senate
    Her campaign website says no taxpayer dollars should be spent on abortion.91

§3Related bills

Why this matters: Bills from 2023–2026 that bear on this issue, with how Congress handled them.