“The Democratic party used to welcome people who didn’t support abortion into the party. We’re so far from that now, it’s insane.” That’s the assessment offered by Michael Wear, President Barack Obama’s former director of faith outreach, during a recent interview published by the Atlantic.

He’s right. The Democratic Party has a pro-life legacy that those who now control it don’t care to remember. Many would be surprised to learn that Democrats provided the majority of votes in favor of the first Hyde Amendment in 1976. That measure — which barred taxpayer dollars from being used to fund elective abortions — passed in the House by a vote of 207-167, with 113 “yes” votes coming from Democrats.

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