Pro-lifers decry abortion funding in COVID relief bill
"..The new bill approved by the House, however, does not include Hyde Amendment-type safeguards, which means an estimated $414 billion or more in federal funds could be applied to elective abortions or health insurance that covers elective abortions, according to the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC). The House Rules Committee denied a vote on a Republican amendment that would have included a ban on abortion funding in the proposal.
“All Americans want to see this pandemic and resulting economic hardship come to an end,” said Chelsea Sobolik, a policy director for the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. “The debate over this latest COVID relief and stimulus legislation should reflect that unifying priority, not the corrosive aims of the abortion lobby’s agenda."
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