Husted supports bill to prevent taxpayer-funded abortions by safeguarding Hyde Amendment

May 8, 2025
“I’m supporting this bill to make sure American taxpayers with sincere moral and religious pro-life beliefs are never forced to fund abortion. I’ll continue to back solutions to support mothers and families and protect unborn children.”
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sen. Roger Wicker’s (R-Miss) No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025. The bill would make permanent the Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from funding abortions. Current policies require an annual vote by Congress to ensure the Hyde Amendment continues.

“For decades, the Hyde Amendment has saved lives and ensured that taxpayers don’t have to fund abortions. Yet pro-abortion Democrats fight to remove this policy every year. I’m supporting this bill to make sure American taxpayers with sincere moral and religious pro-life beliefs are never forced to fund abortion. I’ll continue to back solutions to support mothers and families and protect unborn children,”said Husted.

In addition to permanently protecting federal taxpayer funds from paying for abortion, the bill would:

Full text of the bill is availablehere.