Hyde Amendment
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Joe Biden endorsed by pro-abortion NARAL
The abortion-rights group NARAL have endorsed Joe Biden for president just over a year after the group issued a scathing... Read more
House spending bill undermining pro-life protections
On Friday, the House passed a “minibus” bill outlining funding of various federal agencies. Pro-life groups warned the legislation would... Read more
House Democrats pass appropriations bill with Hyde Amendment intact
The House of Representatives passed a combination appropriations bill on Wednesday afternoon that renews the Hyde Amendment, preventing federal Medicaid... Read more
Don’t subsidize the taking of innocent life, archbishop says of attempts to repeal Hyde Amendment
Abolishing the Hyde Amendment, a proposal made recently by both Congressmen and presidential candidates, would unravel over 40 years of... Read more
Congressional Democrats back taxpayer-funded abortion – but dodge a fight
Though a majority of Americans oppose taxpayer-funded abortion, leading Democrats in Congress have repeated their opposition to the Hyde Amendment... Read more
Archbishop Chaput: Abortion a perverse ‘sacrament' for Democratic Party leaders
Joe Biden, the former senator and vice president and now a Democratic presidential hopeful, once represented a more moderate position... Read more
Under pressure, Biden now supports federal abortion funding
The 1976 Hyde Amendment prohibits the use of Medicaid funds for most abortions. Biden, who voted as a senator in... Read more
Biden faces Democratic criticism over support for Hyde Amendment
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is facing opposition within the Democratic Party after voicing his support for the Hyde... Read more
Biden backs federal abortion protections 'if necessary'
Joe Biden would support federal laws protecting abortion rights “should it become necessary,” according to his campaign staff. Read more
Senate fails to advance bill to ban federal abortion funding
In a procedural vote on Thursday, the Republican-led U.S. Senate failed to advance a bill that would prohibit taxpayer funding... Read more
Pro-life groups to Senate Dems: Don't eliminate Hyde Amendment
After a Democratic senator boasted on Wednesday that his party’s Medicare bill would repeal the Hyde Amendment, pro-life groups are... Read more
US House votes to permanently ban federal abortion funding
The U.S. House of Representatives passed its first major pro-life bill of the new year on Tuesday, one which would... Read more
What's unpopular with voters? Taxpayer funding of abortion.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has backed an end to the Hyde Amendment, which bans most federally-funded Medicaid payments for... Read more
This pro-life policy has saved an estimated 2 million lives
As the Hyde Amendment turns 40 years old this week, a new report claims that it may have saved two... Read more
Tim Kaine draws ire over flip-flop on Hyde Amendment
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine has reportedly changed his mind on a long-standing policy preventing government funding of most... Read more
