President Trump is getting praise from pro-life groups for several of the pro-life actions he took during his first week. The newest praise comes after he signed an executive order defunding International Planned Parenthood and enforcing the Hyde Amendment. This reinforces the prohibition of federal funds for elective abortions. This action underscores the administration’s commitment to preventing taxpayer dollars from being used to fund killing babies in abortions.
What Is The Hyde Amendment?
The Hyde Amendment is a longstanding policy barring the use of federal funds for abortions, except in sporadic emergency cases. Trump’s executive order reaffirms this policy but also revokes previous executive orders that sought to protect access to abortion. It thereby reverses this part of Biden’s far-reaching abortion agenda.
Mexico City Policy
The pro-life policy prohibits American tax dollars to groups that promote or provide abortions overseas. This move defunded the two major abortion chains of hundreds of millions of American tax dollars. The International Planned Parenthood Federation estimates it will lose $100 million from its budget. This policy has been supported by pro-life presidents and rescinded by pro-abortion presidents.
Pro-life people across the globe are pleased with Trump’s policies in protecting all life, all ages and genders.
