Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, leader of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' pro-life activities committee, sent a letter to House members urging them to support a bill (HR 5939) that would permanently ban federal funding for abortion services, The Hill's "Healthwatch" reports. Since 1976, Congress has annually attached a provision known as the Hyde Amendment to the HHS appropriations bill to bar the use of federal funds for abortion services in Medicaid...
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