{"id":265770,"date":"2025-09-30T10:21:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/?p=265770"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:21:30","slug":"this-day-in-conservative-history-first-hyde-amendment-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifamnews.com\/en\/this-day-in-conservative-history-first-hyde-amendment-passed","title":{"rendered":"This Day in Conservative History: First Hyde Amendment passed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On September 30, 1976, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first Hyde Amendment, marking one of the earliest and most consequential legislative victories for the pro-life movement in the wake of <em>Roe v. 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