Post by M. Hawbaker on Aug 12, 2021 2:47:57 GMT
Thanks to the vote of a single Democratic senator, a federal law prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion may survive.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) joined with 49 Republican senators on Tuesday to pass an amendment prohibiting federal dollars from being used for abortions, potentially keeping a law on the books that has had bipartisan support since the 1970s. The amendment was added to the Senate’s $3.5 trillion budget resolution.
The law in question is the Hyde Amendment, a legislative provision that must be renewed annually and that has been backed by every president since Jimmy Carter. Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, both pro-choice presidents, signed budgets that included the Hyde Amendment.
President Biden opposes the Hyde Amendment, as do Democratic leaders in the House and Senate.
Manchin joined every Republican present to support the amendment, which was sponsored by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.). If Manchin had voted no, the amendment would have failed.
Pro-life groups say the Hyde Amendment has saved more than 2 million lives.
www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/senate-blocks-taxpayer-funding-of-abortion-by-1-vote-hyde-has-been-saved.html
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) joined with 49 Republican senators on Tuesday to pass an amendment prohibiting federal dollars from being used for abortions, potentially keeping a law on the books that has had bipartisan support since the 1970s. The amendment was added to the Senate’s $3.5 trillion budget resolution.
The law in question is the Hyde Amendment, a legislative provision that must be renewed annually and that has been backed by every president since Jimmy Carter. Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, both pro-choice presidents, signed budgets that included the Hyde Amendment.
President Biden opposes the Hyde Amendment, as do Democratic leaders in the House and Senate.
Manchin joined every Republican present to support the amendment, which was sponsored by Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.). If Manchin had voted no, the amendment would have failed.
Pro-life groups say the Hyde Amendment has saved more than 2 million lives.
www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/senate-blocks-taxpayer-funding-of-abortion-by-1-vote-hyde-has-been-saved.html
