Dr. Susan Berry 3 Jul 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other Democrat leaders have chosen to temporarily keep the Hyde Amendment — which prevents taxpayer money from directly funding abortions — while they make plans to abolish the longstanding provision if they win the Senate and White House in November.
The Democrat Party’s base has moved decidedly leftward on the issue of abortion, demanding the elimination of the popular provision, which has been routinely attached to spending bills for decades.
The decision to avoid another battle over an abortion issue so close to Election Day has created tension between establishment Democrat leaders, seeking to hold onto political power, and their increasingly radical constituents.
Traditionally, the Hyde Amendment has enjoyed bipartisan support.
“Outside the beltway, taxpayer funded abortion is rejected by most voters of both parties, which is why the Hyde Amendment that limits spending to the hard cases perseveres,†Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, explained to Breitbart News. “We know that lives have been saved because of Hyde, which is why we defend women, preborn children, and taxpayers one bill at a time. The Hyde Amendment represents true common ground for most people making the Democrats’ assaults on this protection a mistake every time they try it.â€
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/03/nancy-pelosi-frustrates-base-by-avoiding-election-year-abortion-battle/
