Congress is facing a December 2025 deadline for subsidies that were set in place a few years ago.  Despite section 1303 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowing for “separate payments” to be routed to health care plans that cover abortion, our tax dollars are still being designated for plans that cover abortions.  These tax credits that were set in place in the ACA were given a temporary increase in 2021 which is scheduled to expire at the end of 2025.

Congress has the opportunity to attach the Hyde Amendment protections to these ACA subsidies.  The Hyde policy simply means that no taxpayer funds will be used for plans that cover elective abortions.  In this case, if Congress wants to extend the increased tax credits/subsidies in the Health Insurance Marketplace, then they should also apply the Hyde policy to all the plans that otherwise support elective abortions.

Please encourage your representatives in Congress to uphold Hyde protections, support women and children, and respect proper health care coverage.