Roll Call: Hyde amendment, other abortion riders in the spending limelight
“…Starting Wednesday, the House will take up a nearly $1 trillion spending package written by Democrats… [T]he State-Foreign Operations title of the package would eliminate the Mexico City policy, which prevents federal [global health] funding from going to any [foreign] nongovernmental organization that uses any funding, including private money, to discuss, provide referrals, or perform abortions … Abortion-rights advocates refer to the Mexico City policy as the ‘global gag rule.’ … The House bill would also provide [$55.5 million] for the United Nations Population Fund, which supports reproductive health care programs in developing countries…” (Shutt et al., 6/10).