Hyde Amendment Compromise: Betrayal of Catholic Pro-Life Principles
Catholic News Agency reports (January 21, 2026) that congressional Republicans have proposed maintaining the Hyde Amendment in a health spending bill, continuing the four-decade practice of prohibiting federal abortion funding except in cases of rape, incest, or maternal life endangerment. The article quotes Katie Glenn Daniel of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America praising this as “long-standing federal policy,” while noting Democratic opposition and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ support for the amendment.