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Manchin joins with Senate GOP to block bill guaranteeing abortion access
Summary by Ground News
The Senate failed to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill that would codify the right to an abortion guaranteed in Roe v. Wade. The final vote was 46-48, with six Senators not voting or not present for the vote. West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin joined every present Senate Republican to vote against the measure.