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Pelosi’s archbishop: No devout Catholic can condone abortion, ‘let alone have the government pay for it’
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone is Pelosi’s local ordinary. Read more
Pelosi defends taxpayer-funded abortion while citing Catholic faith
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday defended efforts to permit federal funding of elective abortions, and cited her own... Read more
Pro-life group urges action after appropriations bill passes without Hyde Amendment
A pro-life group on Friday decried President Joe Biden’s decision not to renew the Hyde Amendment, which has since 1976... Read more
Appropriations bill advances without Hyde Amendment
The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday advanced a funding bill for fiscal year 2022 without including the usual prohibitions on... Read more
USCCB implores Congress to restore pro-life policies to spending bills
A proposed federal spending bill is the most extreme pro-abortion funding bill in the history of the United States, said... Read more
Pro-life groups warn draft spending bill would fund abortion on demand
A House subcommittee on Monday advanced a draft spending bill without the usual prohibitions on abortion funding, legislation that pro-life... Read more
Cardinal Tobin, Colorado bishops warn against federal abortion funding
Catholic leaders this week warned that proposed legislation could push billions of federal tax dollars toward funding of elective abortions. Read more
Senate pro-life chair criticizes proposed ACA abortion billing rule
The chair of the Senate pro-life caucus on Tuesday criticized a proposed loosening of safeguards against taxpayer funding of abortion... Read more
White House promotes abortion funding, ‘reproductive healthcare’ at international gathering on women
The White House on Wednesday promoted its push for taxpayer-funded abortion as it made commitments on “gender equity” to an... Read more
US bishops urge Congress to prohibit taxpayer funding of abortions
The U.S. bishops’ conference on Monday called on Congress to restore prohibitions on federal funding of abortion, as the House... Read more
Coalition of state attorneys general ask Congress to restore Hyde Amendment
A coalition of 22 state attorneys general asked Congress this week to restore a prohibition on federal funding of abortions,... Read more
USCCB Pro-Life Secretariat: Congress must prevent taxpayer-funded abortion
The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected an opportunity to vote on a prohibition of taxpayer-funded abortion. Read more
Freshman congresswoman appointed as Pro-Life Caucus co-chair
The new co-chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus says that her top priority is fighting taxpayer funding of abortion and... Read more
Biden eliminates Hyde amendment from 2022 budget request
President Joe Biden on Friday did not include the Hyde amendment in his final budget request to Congress for the... Read more
Pro-lifers push to preserve Hyde amendment
Pro-lifers have launched a push to encourage President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats to preserve the Hyde amendment. Read more
The pro-life policies that could be gutted in the next federal budget
When President Joe Biden releases the details of his budget, as he is expected to this week, a number of... Read more
Pro-life leader ‘confident’ Manchin will oppose abortion funding in upcoming budget battles
One pro-life leader is “confident” that Democratic Senator Joe Manchin (W.Va.) – a key swing vote in the U.S. Senate... Read more
Pro-life former congressman: Catholics in politics need to be ‘different’
A Catholic former Democratic congressman said that President Biden’s pro-abortion policies flout what it means to live as a Catholic... Read more
Pro-life Democrats rally in support of Hyde Amendment
At a Friday event in support of the Hyde Amendment in Washington, D.C., members of the group Democrats for Life... Read more
House Republicans push to keep Hyde Amendment in funding bills
Republican members of the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday warned against allowing taxpayer-funded abortion in fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills. Read more
