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, […] The post 50 Years After Hyde We Must Stop Taxpayer-Funded Abortions appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]

Following the death of a beloved grandmother who was killed without her consent through Canada’s government-run assisted suicide program, public outcry is building against the 10-year-old scheme that has killed over 100,000 Canadians. In July, the family of 83-year-old Brigitte Stegemann, an assisted living resident in Belleville, Ontario, chronicled their anguish after the beloved grandmother […] The post Canada’s MAID Program Has Euthanized Over 100,000 People appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]

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 post We Must Defend the Hyde Amendment From Democrat Attacks appeared first on LifeNews.com. [...]