The Hyde Amendment is a political “rider” that that is attached to the annual HHS Labor appropriations bill and essentially prevents taxpayer dollars from directly going towards abortion via Medicaid. It was first enacted in September of 1976 (three years after the handing down of Roe v. Wade). Now, for the first time since 1976, it is under attack. This, in itself, is bewildering. Our polling has found that only 7% of millennials share the position of the Democratic Party Platform – abortion without any exceptions and funded by tax dollars. Thus, the current administration’s goals to codify Roe v. Wade and
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Taxpayer Funded Abortion
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