{"id":243426,"date":"2021-04-16T13:40:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T18:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=243426"},"modified":"2021-04-14T22:13:51","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T03:13:51","slug":"pro-life-democrats-hyde-amendment-saved-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-life-democrats-hyde-amendment-saved-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-life Democrats rally to preserve the Hyde Amendment, which has saved over 2 million lives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Democrats for Life of America (DFLA) recently mobilized to show their support for the Hyde Amendment, with events held in Washington, D.C., and around the country. Called the “Save Hyde National Day of Action,” the flagship rally took place with the U.S. Capitol in the background, and 21 other satellite rallies were held in various locations.<\/p>\n

In the event listing<\/a>, Democrats for Life pointed out that the Hyde Amendment is known to save lives, and that overturning it would have a negative effect on minority communities. “For the first time since its enactment in 1975 and after decades-long bipartisan support, the Hyde Amendment was not included with a recent spending bill \u2014 the large Covid relief bill,” the listing said. “This puts all taxpayers in a position of being coerced into directly funding abortions through Medicaid, despite any conscientious objections to abortion. This in turn causes a disproportionately high number of abortions in minority communities.”<\/p>\n

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On Friday, pro-life Democrats held a press conference about the rally at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., where Terrisa Bukovinac, DFLA president, spoke. \u201cWe will keep fighting for the values of equality, non-violence, and non-discrimination within our party,\u201d she said<\/a>. \u201cAnd we will continue to proclaim the truth: the Hyde Amendment saves lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kristen Day, executive director for DFLA, also said Hyde shouldn’t be seen as a partisan issue. \u201cThe discussion shouldn\u2019t be \u2018should we fund abortion,\u2019 it should be addressing underlying reasons why women choose abortion in the first place,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cWe would like to see more discussion and more support for women to choose life.\u201d<\/p>\n