The Hyde Amendment Turns 50

Hyde Amendment Turns 50 as Democrats Plot Its Demise

A federal provision that prohibits taxpayer-funded abortions turned 50 years old on Wednesday; a measure Democrats are plotting to destroy if they end up in power again in 2026 and 2028.

50 Years After Hyde We Must Stop Taxpayer-Funded Abortions

Fifty years ago—on September 30th, 1976—Congress first enacted an amendment offered by Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL) to protect federal Medicaid funds from being used to subsidize killing unborn children by abortion. Beginning in 1981, I had the honor of serving alongside Henry Hyde in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was a brilliant, one-of-a-kind lawmaker—who, […]

At 50, the Hyde Amendment’s lifesaving legacy needs defending - Lozier Institute

On Wednesday, the federal Hyde Amendment turns 50 years old. First passed on Sept. 30, 1976, the Hyde Amendment is a provision of the annual appropriations bill that funds the Department of Health and Human Services. It largely prevents federal taxpayer dollars from funding elective abortions through the Medicaid program. The passage of the Hyde […]

The Hyde Amendment Turns 50

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the federal Hyde Amendment, a rider to the annual appropriations bill that funds the Department of Health and Human Services that largely prevents federal taxpayer dollars from funding elective abortions through Medicaid.

Henry Hyde, A Pro-Life Hero

In 1976, a freshman congressman from Illinois named Henry Hyde attached a single sentence to the annual appropriations bill for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, declaring: “None...

Fifty Years of Hyde Is Enough. Abortion Belongs in Pregnancy Care.

This fiftieth year should not be an anniversary we simply mark. It should be a reckoning with 50 years of harm and how to fix it.