Trump urges GOP to be ‘flexible’ on Hyde Amendment, igniting backlash from pro-life allies

Pro-life activists and groups are taking issue with President Donald Trump’s remarks to Republican lawmakers to be “flexible” on a law that bans the use of federal funds for most abortions as health care talks continue in Congress.

“Any healthcare plan that prioritizes a ‘deal’ over saving lives — in and out of the womb — deserves to die, not children,” Students for Life Action President Kristan Hawkins said in a statement Tuesday following Trump’s address. “Republicans need to fix what the Democrats profoundly broke. Former President Barack Obama destroyed the American healthcare system with Obamacare, driving up costs and pushing life-ending policies with taxpayer funds. The GOP must work not for any deal, but for the right deal.”…