A man who we estimate has saved a million lives, died early this morning.
He was a 32-year veteran of the House and was known for his soaring speeches and high intellect. But he was also a tough Republican partisan who rose to lead two key House committees, Judiciary and International Relations.Hyde represented a GOP district in suburban Chicago and cut his teeth on the rough-and-tumble politics of the city. He served in the state legislature before being elected to Congress in 1974. Not long after, he sponsored the Hyde Amendment, which essentially banned federally funded abortions. It passed in 1976.
The Hyde amendment reduced federally-funded abortions from 300,000 a year to zero.
Posted by Mick Stockinger on November 29, 2007 3:01 PM
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