The Trump administration’s proposed health care reforms have reignited concerns among pro-life advocates regarding the absence of clear language protecting against the public funding of abortion. The proposal, titled the “Great Healthcare Plan,” outlines broad efforts to reduce drug prices, improve transparency and lower insurance premiums. Yet it stops short of reaffirming key protections long supported by the pro-life movement.
The Hyde Amendment, first enacted in the 1970s and routinely attached to federal appropriations bills, bars federal funds from being used for elective abortions. Its absence from the White House’s one‑page memo on health reform has triggered concern among bishops and the Catholic pro‑life movement, even as the administration calls on Congress to negotiate the plan’s final form.
