The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has approved various spending packages that would effectively tear down a longstanding, legislative wall between taxpayer money and abortions.

In a series of unprecedented moves, Democrats removed language barring funding for abortions overseas (Helms Amendment, passed in 1973) and at home (Hyde Amendment, 1976) – both of which polling has shown to be unpopular with majorities of the American public…

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House committees, led by Democrats, also voted for appropriations that omitted longstanding bans on funding federal prisoners’ abortions, abortions in D.C. (a.k.a. Dornan Amendment), funding through the Peace Corps (Young), and funding for elective abortion services or coverage administrative expenses under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (Smith FEHBP).

The approved spending so far also excludes a requirement that foreign, nongovernmental organizations not perform abortions if they receive federal funding. That’s in addition to the administration deciding to repeal the Mexico City Policy, which blocks taxpayer money from flowing to organizations that promote abortions…

The omissions in the House budget represent a dramatic shift from previous years in which Americans could avoid funding some abortions even if they disagreed with the practice.

“The pro-abortion Democratic agenda to eliminate popular, lifesaving protections is a sad and stark change,” said Susan B. Anthony List legislative director Jamie Dangers.

“The Hyde and Hyde-like amendments have been bipartisan policies for decades…The extreme position of Democratic leaders to push for abortion funding is not only wrong, but politically untenable — alienating even their base.”…

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(Excerpt from Fox News. Article by Sam Dorman. Photo Credit: Getty Images.)