Hyde Amendment
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Military makes policy providing abortions for service members permanent
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is making permanent a policy to provide abortions in certain circumstances to service members. Read more
Will new federal abortion policies violate anti-abortion Hyde Amendment? Experts weigh in
It is uncertain whether new Biden administration rules run afoul of the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding provision in federal law. Read more
Do your tax dollars pay for abortion? It depends on where you live
Rhode Island joins 16 other states funding abortion through Medicaid, despite the Hyde Amendment prohibiting the use of tax dollars... Read more
Meet the U.S. senator holding the line on Pentagon appointments in fight over taxpayer-funded abortions
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, has blocked 184 promotions for generals and officers over “taxpayer funding for travel and extra pay... Read more
U.S. bishops urge Congress to pass No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
Bishop Michael Burbidge issued a letter Friday to House and Senate leaders supporting the legislation to permanently ban taxpayer funding... Read more
Department of Defense to pay for service members to travel for abortions
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin directed the DoD to “establish travel and transportation allowances” so that service members and their... Read more
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Pro-life leaders condemn Biden’s support for federal abortion fund
Pro-life leaders are challenging President Joe Biden after he expressed support for a federal fund for women who take time... Read more
Biden signs executive order that ‘paves the way’ for using Medicaid to cover abortions
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed the order “paves the way for Medicaid to pay for abortions for women... Read more
Pro-life curbs preserved but Planned Parenthood still gets millions in massive spending bill
While the new $1.5 trillion spending bill for the federal government promises to place millions into the pockets of Planned... Read more
Biden balks at explaining abortion stance to EWTN correspondent
U.S. President Joe Biden (D), a Catholic, declined to discuss why he supports abortion rights despite Church teaching prior to... Read more
Pro-life congressional leaders praise pledge to oppose federal abortion funding
One hundred and eighty one members of the House of Representatives co-signed a letter praising the pro-life leadership of Senate... Read more
House passes Build Back Better; bishops raise religious liberty, abortion objections
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the Build Back Better Act Nov. 19, voting 220-213 to approve nearly $2... Read more
Abortion funding a 'fundamental problem' in proposed federal budget, US bishops say
The presence of expanded taxpayer funding of abortion in the proposed federal budget is “completely unacceptable”, despite many worthy programs... Read more
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US bishops warn against ‘extreme’ abortion provisions in budget bills
Spending bills introduced last week in the U.S. Senate would force employers and insurers to cover and pay for abortion,... Read more
Senate committee proposes rollback of pro-life policies
A Senate committee introduced nine budget bills on Monday that would roll back several pro-life provisions, allowing for domestic funding... Read more
Louisiana state Sen. Katrina Jackson: ‘It’s racist to fund abortions’
A Louisiana state senator is calling out her fellow Democrats for using race to justify their support of taxpayer-funded abortions. Read more
Pro-life activists hold rallies targeting ‘vulnerable’ pro-abortion Democrats
The pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List is targeting Democratic members of Congress who support federally-funded abortion, in a multi-state... Read more
‘Abortion is not health care’: Members of Congress speak out against proposed abortion billing rule
More than 25 Republican senators wrote to the Biden administration this week warning that a proposed rule would allow federal... Read more
US bishops condemn abortion funding in House-passed spending bill
Leading U.S. bishops on Thursday opposed the House passage of appropriations bills that would fund abortions and exclude conscience protections... Read more
House passes spending bills without restrictions on abortion funding
The House this week passed spending bills that would allow funding of abortions both in the United States and abroad. Read more
