Texas Passes Bill to Ban Taxpayer Funding of Abortion

The Hyde Amendment prohibits the federal funding of abortions, but as you’re all aware, our government operates at the federal, state, and local level.

In the forty-years since the Hyde Amendment was passed, it’s been credited with saving two million American lives. Prior to being passed in 1976, from 1973 ( the year Roe v. Wade was decided) until then, the federal government spent about $50 million annually to fund approximately 300,000 abortions per year under Medicaid.

While the federal government hasn’t funded abortion in over four decades, that isn’t the case at the state and local level. Surprisingly, a state as conservative as Texas is among those that allowed state tax dollars to fund abortions… until now.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed today a bill to restrict state funding for abortion insurance.

The new law will keep Texans from having to pay for elective abortions through their insurance plans.

“As a firm believer in Texas values I am proud to sign legislation that ensures no Texan is ever required to pay for a procedure that ends the life of an unborn child,” Gov. Abbott said. “This bill prohibits insurance providers from forcing Texas policy holders to subsidize elective abortions. I am grateful to the Texas legislature for getting this bill to my desk, and working to protect innocent life this special session.”

H/T LifeSiteNews

The bill is called HB-214, and was passed by the Texas House and Senate last week. The bill applies to “elective” abortions and specifically includes an exemption for cases where the mother’s life is at risk.

A step in the right direction? Of course. The Hyde Amendment is hardly controversial – and in that case, neither is Texas implementing an equivalent at the state level.

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By Matt

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