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Democratic leaders and reproductive rights advocates swiftly blasted anti-choice Republican lawmakers on Thursday after U.S. Sen. James Lankford blocked a bill intended to protect the right of pregnant people across the country to travel for abortion services. The GOP senator from Oklahoma--which banned nearly all abortions this year even before the Roe v. Wade reversal--objected to Democrats' effort to pass by unanimous consent the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2022.
By objecting to this bill, Republicans are rejecting any appearance of fighting for people's rights, and embracing all-out oppression of women like never before.' Cortez Masto similarly said that 'by objecting to my legislation, they're allowing state legislators to reach across state lines to control not just what happens in their states, but what happens in every state across this country and to punish women for exercising their fundamental rights.
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