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Congress has made some exceptions to the funding ban, which have varied over the years. At present, the federal Medicaid program mandates abortion funding in cases of rape or incest, as well as when a pregnant woman's life is endangered. Hyde/Weldon Conscience Protection Amendment Currently, supporters of abortion are exploiting gaps in the existing laws. A nationwide campaign is underway to force all health care providers to participate in... read more →

Click here to download a pdf version of this page. Government Funds: Prevent Abortion Funding, Support Maternal and Prenatal Health Care Prevent Taxpayer Funding of Abortion Hard earned taxpayer dollars should not be used to fund the taking of innocent human life through abortion. It violates the core values and beliefs of millions of Americans. As the U.S. Supreme Court recognized in Harris v. McRae, "abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures."[1] The majority of Americans (54%) oppose the use of tax dollars to fund abortion, including 29% of Democrats and 52% of people who self-identify as Independent.[2] At... read more →

The abortion issue, the United States Supreme Court asserts in its June 24, 2022 Dobbs opinion, is to be resolved not by the Court but by “the people and their elected representatives.” In a recent article, Dr. Michael Taylor, the Executive Director Emeritus of NCHLA, examines how the development of the abortion issue provides perspective on the challenges before us. He steps back from the new legal situation created by Dobbs and reviews how the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ teaching on abortion and public policy has interacted with the U.S. legal context both before and after Roe. In his article Dr.... read more →

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The late Cardinal Francis George, then President of the U. S. Bishops’ conference, opposed the ACA as passed. Along with other problems, the law “would expand the role of the federal government in funding and facilitating abortion and plans that cover abortion” and failed to include “essential conscience protections (both within and beyond the abortion context).” Broad language in the ACA became the basis on which the Obama Administration in 2011 issued a rule—commonly called the Contraceptive Mandate—requiring coverage in... read more →

Since 1976 this policy has enjoyed bi-partisan support and has been embodied in the Hyde Amendment and other policies governing funding. However, there are inconsistencies in its application and most of these policies including the Hyde Amendment must be renewed every year. H.R. 7 will correct these inadequacies. What is more, there is a long-standing consensus in our nation – even among those who identify... read more →

In recent years, the need to protect conscience rights has increased significantly. Beginning in the 1990s, some at the federal level sought to require medical schools to provide training for abortion, and to require federal employees' health plans to provide benefits for contraceptives with abortifacient properties. In the face... read more →

Military Abortion Policy Morning-After Pill No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act... read more →

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