The Hyde Amendment, born in 1976, has had a fairly long congressional history, but it could be marked for extinction.
Hyde Amendment has long bipartisan history but an uncertain future
Pro-lifers say if ERA ever ratified, it would invalidate Hyde Amendment
On March 17, the U.S. House voted 222-204 to remove an expired deadline for ratification of the ERA.
Bishops: Relief will help many; lack of Hyde protections ‘unconscionable’
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act heading to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature will provide relief to Americans in need amid the pandemic, but it lacks “protections for the unborn,” the U.S. bishops said.
COVID-19 bill OK’d without Hyde language to prevent funding of abortion
Democratic members of the U.S. Senate were hopeful their version of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package would be passed the second week of March.
COVID-19 bill OK’d without Hyde language to prevent funding of abortion
Over a dozen nonprofit organizations, including Catholic Charities USA, praised the American Rescue Plan passed by the U.S. House early Feb. 27 for including “several provisions of importance to the charitable nonprofit sector.”
Bill would block taxpayer funding of abortion, make Hyde Amendment permanent
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, has introduced a bill to prohibit use of federal taxpayer dollars to fund abortions.
U.S. Senate fails to pass measure to make Hyde Amendment permanent
In a vote on the eve of the annual March for Life, the Senate Jan. 17 failed to pass a measure that would have codified the Hyde Amendment, which forbids federal funding for most abortions or abortion-related care.
Organizers announce ‘The Power of One’ as theme for 2017 March for Life
Organizers of the March for Life made it clear Dec. 13 that although they’re “cautiously optimistic” about eventually overturning the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision with a Donald Trump administration and a Republican-controlled House and Senate, they don’t expect to be in lockstep with other aspects of the new president’s agenda.