Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked Democrats from advancing a bill to express support for codifying the federal right to abortion previously afforded under Roe v. Wade.
Abortion-rights protesters cheer at a rally following the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, federally protected right to abortion, outside the state capitol in Lansing, Mich., June 24, 2022. Voters in several states have used the …
However, the bill they brought to the floor on Wednesday was a nonbinding measure that simply expressed the “sense of Congress” that the protections previously enshrined in Roe “should be restored and built upon, moving towards a future where there is reproductive freedom for all.” Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, has said he would not pursue a national ban and would leave it up to the states to decide.
“We all know Donald Trump ended Roe v. Wade. We all know Republicans championed that for decades,” said Sen. Patty Murray, Washington Democrat and lead sponsor of the bill. “And we know that Trump will absolutely ban abortion nationwide.” “These are simply opportunities for the Democrats to provide some political cover for some of their incumbents who are in political trouble this year,” he said.
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