Eighty-eight pro-life groups led by Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America sent a letter to the House of Representatives and the Senate calling on Congress to oppose forced taxpayer funding of abortion through Obamacare.
Reports suggest Congress may soon consider extending taxpayer subsidies for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. Pro-life Members of Congress have consistently opposed funding for Obamacare unless the Hyde policy is applied to the program. They should not back down now.
“For more than 40 years, the Hyde Amendment has ensured Americans are not forced to pay for abortions. But the ACA created the largest-ever departure from Hyde by subsidizing insurance plans that cover elective abortion. Any extension of these subsidies must be subject to true Hyde protections.”
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser issued the following statement:
“We just defunded Big Abortion, but our progress is lost if Americans are forced to fund abortion on demand through Obamacare. Obamacare was the largest ever expansion of taxpayer-funded abortion since Roe v. Wade, subsidizing insurance plans that cover elective abortion. As if that wasn’t enough, Biden significantly expanded Obamacare as a form COVID-19 relief which in turn vastly expanded taxpayer funding for abortion through Obamacare.
“The American people clearly don’t want to be in the business of subsidizing the violence of abortion. Sixty percent of voters, including Democrats, pro-choice voters, and the majority of independents, oppose taxpayer funding of abortion.
“This pro-life Congress must not further extend Obama and Biden’s legacy of taxpayer-funded subsidies that end the lives of countless unborn children.”
