Nancy Pelosi and Democrats Block Bill to Stop Making Americans Fund Abortions
District of Columbia | June 25, 2021
House Democrats rejected a bill Wednesday to make the Hyde Amendment permanent law and protect taxpayers from being forced to fund the killing of unborn babies in abortions.
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise led a unanimous consent request on the House floor to demand a vote on the pro-life bill, House Resolution 18. However, Democrats who control the House rejected his request in a 218-209 vote.
The Hyde Amendment, which has strong public support, prohibits taxpayer funding for elective abortions in Medicaid and other federal programs. Since 1976, it has saved an estimated 2.4 million babies’ lives, including about 60,000 each year, according to the Charlotte Lozier Institute.
For decades, most Republican and Democrat lawmakers supported the Hyde Amendment as a regular part of the budget. However, Democrats recently abandoned the public on the issue and sided with the billion-dollar abortion industry in calling for forced taxpayer-funded abortions. President Joe Biden’s proposed 2022 budget also specifically excludes the pro-life measure….
(Excerpts from LIFENEWS)