The Hyde Amendment is a rare area of middle ground that must be preserved.
On 6/26/19 at 6:00 AM EDTAll of society respects the man who cares for the homeless because as a culture we believe no life should be just thrown away. Everyone grieves, prays and works to help those struggling with addiction because we care about human dignity. We all admire the woman who feeds a hungry child or serves as a reading mentor because we universally acknowledge that every person deserves a chance.
On an airplane headed home recently, I spent the flight listening to the distinct high-pitched sound of a newborn loudly not enjoying the trip. Every person on the plane would be appalled if that child was violently shaken because of her crying. But not long ago, that same child could have been destroyed in the womb, and no one would notice. In fact, some in our society would call her death just a choice.
Just over forty years ago, our nation found a few minimum areas of middle ground on this divisive issue by creating the Hyde Amendment and by prohibiting late-term abortions. The Hyde Amendment determined that federal tax dollars should not be used to fund abortions, an agreement that has been renewed every year since 1976. Most states, just like most countries in the world, also do not allow late-term abortions of fully viable children.
The other pro-choice litmus test is the right to abort a child all the way to their natural birthday, demonstrated in laws debated or passed in New York, Virginia and Illinois. Just a few years ago, we could look at the ultrasound monitor together and all acknowledge that we saw a late-term baby sucking his or her thumb in the womb, but now even that common ground is ignored.
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