- The Senate blocked a Democratic bill to codify abortion access by barring restrictions on the procedure before fetal viability or when the pregnancy risks the patient’s health. Forty-six Democrats voted in favor of the legislation and all Republicans and Sen. Joe Manchin opposed it. The vote came ahead of an expected Supreme Court decision this summer on an abortion law that could upend protections established under Roe v. Wade. (Articles here, here, and here)
March 1, 2022
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