House Democrats reintroduced a bill that would reverse the Hyde Amendment, a provision that prevents direct taxpayer funding of abortion.
found that 60 percent of Americans oppose forcing taxpayers to fund abortion in the United States, which is six points higher than the results from last January. By political affiliation, 34 percent of Democrats, 92 percent of Republicans, and 59 percent of independents are against using taxpayer funds for abortion.
Seventy-eight percent of Americans oppose taxpayer funding of abortions abroad, including 61 percent of Democrats, 91 percent of Republicans, and 81 percent of independents. The president of one of the nation’s leading pro-life groups, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, credited the Hyde Amendment with saving the lives of millions of unborn babies and blasted Democrats for attempting to foist their abortion on demand agenda onto taxpayers.
Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B Anthony List, poses for portrait photographs inside her office in Arlington, VA, April 29, 2022. More than 2.5 million Americans are alive today thanks to the Hyde Amendment, yet pro-abortion Democrats continue to ignore the clear will of the people in their push to impose abortion on demand and even infanticide, paid for by taxpayers, nationwide,” Susan B. Anthony President Marjorie Dannenfelser said.60 percent of Americans oppose using tax dollars to fund abortion domestically, and 78 percent oppose using tax dollars to fund abortion abroad.
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