Abortion rights advocates warned that a legislative ban is possible if Republicans retake Congress in the midterms.
on the Women’s Health Protection Act, legislation that would codify into federal law the right to abortion care free from medically unnecessary restrictions.to the measure and Democrats refuse to eliminate or reform the legislative filibuster.to pass Trump-backed legislation that would have banned abortion at the federal level after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Manchin joined most Senate Republicans in supporting the 2018 proposal, which garnered 51 votes—not enough to overcome the 60-vote filibuster.
“A group of Republican senators has discussed at multiple meetings the possibility of banning abortion at around six weeks, said Sen. James Lankford , who was in attendance and said he would support the legislation,” thenoted. “Sen. Joni Ernst will introduce the legislation in the Senate, according to an antiabortion advocate with knowledge of the discussions.”
Though such a bill would go nowhere as long as Democrats control the presidency, it would lay the groundwork for a sweeping ban as the GOP seeks to win back the White House in 2024. Nationwide abortion ban: that’s the goal of anti-abortion politicians if they regain power in Washington this November.
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