Hyde Amendment Has Saved Over 2.5 Million Babies From Abortion, by Chuck Donovan

By Chuck Donovan LifeNews, July 26, 2023

LifeNews Note: Charles A. “Chuck” Donovan is president of the Charlotte Lozier Institute.

Washington, DC – Of all the spending debates that have occurred in Congress over the years, none is better-known than the annual debates that have taken place over the Hyde Amendment. This spending policy was first introduced in 1976 by Rep. Henry Hyde of Illinois. It was a crown point of an illustrious career in Congress. It was also a point of controversy, and it remains so today. But one aspect of the Amendment and its consequences is not in dispute: the Hyde Amendment saves lives.