Rector's Corner

The Hyde Amendment, included in every federal budget since 1976, is a historically bipartisan, common sense measure that prohibits taxpayer funding of elective abortions. It is estimated that, since its inception, this Amendment has saved the lives of over 2.4 million unborn persons. Disturbingly, the recently-proposed federal budget aims to do away with Hyde and other longstanding protections for the unborn, making taxpayer funds available for elective abortions and further imperiling the lives of our most vulnerable brothers and sisters. The USCCB has created a petition for Catholics, asking Congress to maintain the Hyde Amendment and similar provisions for the current budget. This petition can be found at NoTaxpayerAbortion.com