The refusal by the U.S. House to include the Hyde Amendment and other pro-life riders in appropriations bills before lawmakers passed the measures is an “injustice” that overshadows the provisions that help “vulnerable people,” said the chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees.
House’s refusal to include Hyde in spending bills is called an ‘injustice’
Efforts to amend House appropriations bills with pro-life riders fail
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith offered three amendments before the House aimed to add back in protections for the unborn into the State Department funding bill July 28.