WASHINGTON — On Friday, President Trump moved to restore pro-life policies both nationally and internationally. 

With an executive order, President Trump restored Mexico City Policy and later announced the United States’ reentry into the pro-life Geneva Consensus Declaration. President Trump also issued an executive order to reinforce the Hyde Amendment that prevents the use of U.S. taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions domestically. 

“U.S. taxpayers should not be paying for abortions,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “We are grateful that President Trump is committed to preventing taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for the deaths of preborn babies.” 

Tobias continued, “Reestablishing the U.S. commitment to protecting life on the international stage restores our role as leaders on this issue. Women in disadvantaged countries want clean water, better health care, a good education, and safety for their kids. Thanks to President Trump, the U.S. response is not going to push to kill their children instead.” 

Mexico City Policy was originally introduced by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. This policy has been reinstated by every Republican administration since, and President Trump expanded its scope during his tenure. 

The Geneva Consensus Declaration was co-founded by the United States in 2020 under President Trump. The Declaration is a coalition of more than 30 countries united in affirming the inherent dignity of every human being, the importance of women’s health without endorsing abortion, and the sovereignty of nations to protect life through their own laws.

The Hyde Amendment is a limitation amendment to the annual Labor Health and Human Services (LHHS) appropriations bill to prohibit the use of funds that flow through that annual appropriations bill from being used for abortions. 

The Hyde Amendment has proven itself to be the greatest domestic abortion-reduction measure ever enacted by Congress, saving over an estimated 2.5 million lives.

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. NRLC works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.