The vote marks the beginning of a new era in the abortion debate as lawmakers, governors and legislatures grapple with the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
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House votes to restore abortion rights nationwide, Senate odds dim
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U.S. House passes bills to ensure nationwide abortion access, interstate travel
House Democrats are trying again to pass a bill that aims to protect rights for women seeking abortion and those providing abortion services despite two previous rejections.
The House is expected to vote on two bills that would restore and guarantee abortion access nationwide. It’s the Democrats’ first attempt at responding legislatively to the Supreme Court’s seismic
The vote marks the beginning of a new era in the abortion debate as lawmakers, governors and legislatures grapple with the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
The House is expected to vote on two bills that would restore and guarantee abortion access nationwide. It’s the Democrats’ first attempt at responding legislatively to the Supreme Court’s seismic
By Clare Foran, CNN The Democrat-led House of Representatives is expected to vote on Friday to pass a pair of bills aimed at protecting access to abortion at the federal level in the wake of the Supreme Court’s momentous decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The House has voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in Democrats' first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
The House is voting on two bills Friday that would restore and guarantee abortion access nationwide. It’s the Democrats’ first attempt at responding legislatively to the Supreme Court’s seismic decision
In the House, Democrats are bringing two abortion bills to the floor on Friday, one of which would prohibit punishment for a woman or child who decides to travel to another state to get an abortion.
Since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade last month, some activists have accused President Joe Biden and other top Democrats of failing to respond forcefully enough to the decision.
Neither piece of legislation has the votes to advance in the Senate, but Democrats intend them to draw clear lines on the issue for the midterm elections.
The House has voted to restore abortion access nationwide, but the bill has little chance of becoming law, with the necessary support lacking in the 50-50 Senate. The vote marks the beginning of a new era in the abortion debate as lawmakers
The US House of Representatives adopted two bills on Friday aimed at protecting access to abortion after the Supreme Court ruled that individual states can ban or restrict the procedure.
The House on Friday again passed the Women’s Health Protection Act, a sweeping abortion rights bill that has already been passed by the chamber this Congress. It goes on to face dim prospects in the Senate.
One bill would codify abortion rights protections into federal law, the other would ban states from punishing those who travel to other states for reproductive health care.
The legislation stands little chance of becoming law, with the necessary support lacking in the 50-50 Senate. Yet voting marks the beginning of a new era in the abortion debate as lawmakers, governors and legislatures grapple with the impact of the court's decision.
