Key vote to protect access to abortion fails in the Senate
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By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN A key vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act, a Democrat-led bill aimed at preserving access to abortion nationwide, failed in the Senate on Wednesday. The vote comes as the US Supreme Court may be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v.
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Senators will vote on the Women's Health Protection Act on Wednesday, but it likely will fail because there isn't enough support to reach the 60 votes necessary.
With 49 votes in support and 51 against, the "Women's Health Protection Act" was 11 short of the 60 votes needed to be fully debated in the 100-member Senate.
The vote to codify the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, which is doomed to fail, appears designed more to spur enthusiasm among Democratic voters.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic bill that would legalize abortion throughout the United States was failing to get the 60 votes needed to advance in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday,
Democrats are trying to get ahead of the Supreme Court’s expected reversal of Roe v. Wade with a bill that would protect abortion access nationwide. It is all but certain to be blocked by a Republican filibuster.
The US Senate is voting on codifying Roe v Wade in a national abortion rights bill, but it has virtually no prospect of succeeding because Republicans can block it given the even 50/50 split in the Senate.
WASHINGTON -- A Democratic bill that would legalize abortion throughout the United States failed to get the 60 votes needed to advance in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, amid strong
Democratic leaders have said the vote was the first step in their efforts to show Americans the difference between the two political parties on abortion access, though the second step remains somewaht murky.
By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN A key vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act, a Democrat-led bill aimed at preserving access to abortion nationwide, failed in the Senate on Wednesday. The vote comes as the US Supreme Court may be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v.
The Senate votes on a bill that would codify and expand abortion rights, but it is sure to fail thanks to a Republican filibuster and Manchin’s likely opposition.
A Democratic-led bill to guarantee abortion access nationwide failed to advance in the Senate Wednesday in a show vote designed to draw sharp political lines ahead of the midterm elections.
