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In first 100 days, Biden's level of funding available for abortion is 19 times Obama levels, says Family Research Council

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By comparison, within President Obama\'s first 100 days, he had signed a stimulus bill that included $24.7 billion in subsidies for employer-sponsored plans that cover abortion.

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  • By comparison, within President Obama\'s first 100 days, he had signed a stimulus bill that included $24.7 billion in subsidies for employer-sponsored plans that cover abortion.
  • These funds made available by the Biden administration expressly exclude existing prohibitions on abortion funding, including the Hyde amendment and Helms amendment.
  • Instead, President Biden has prioritized spending taxpayer dollars on abortion, making Obama look moderate by comparison," concluded Perkins.\nConnor Semelsberger, Director of Federal Affairs for Life and Human Dignity at Family Research Council, added:\n"The level of federal taxpayer funds made available to the abortion industry in President Biden\'s first 100 days is unprecedented.
  • As a senator from Delaware, Joe Biden consistently supported key provisions like the Hyde and Helms amendments, which prohibit funding for abortion at home and abroad.

FRC Condemns Anti-Life, Anti-Family Spending Spree Dressed up as a Covid Relief Package

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1319), Family Research Council criticized the $1.9 trillion spending package.

Key Points: 
  • 1319), Family Research Council criticized the $1.9 trillion spending package.
  • Family Research Council also released a new resource enumerating the abortion-related problems with the bill.
  • All four previous Covid-19 relief bills passed during the Trump administration were bi-partisan and contained Hyde amendment protections, which prevented the funds from subsidizing elective abortions.
  • Allocate over $700 million in global health funding with no Helms amendment protections, which prohibits taxpayer funding of abortions abroad.