From National Right to Life WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, House Democrats blocked a vote on the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 18). H.R. 18 would codify the principles of the Hyde Amendment on a permanent, government-wide basis. House Democrats also announced that they will be leaving the Hyde Amendment out of the appropriations bill Fiscal Year…

From The Attorney General’s Office BATON ROUGE – Attorney General Jeff Landry joined 21 other state attorneys general urging Congress to maintain the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funds for abortions and has been included in the federal budget for the last 45 years. “Despite his decades-long opposition to taxpayer-funded abortions, Joe Biden has removed…

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) on Tuesday re-introduced the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA). Blumenthal first introduced the bill in 2013. Notably, the WHPA has 48 total co-sponsors (all except Sens. Manchin…

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Senate passed five bills supported by Louisiana Right to Life on Monday, including the Abortion Pill Reversal Disclosure Act, HB 578, authored by Rep. Beryl Amedee (R-Houma) and carried by Sen. Beth Mizell (R-Franklinton). As amended, HB 578 informs women who have taken the first pill in a chemical abortion…

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