Published 2 years ago

Senate fell short on enshrining abortion access as federal law

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The vote was 51-49 against proceeding, with 60 votes needed to move ahead. The almost party-line tally promises to be the first of several efforts in Congress to preserve the nearly 50-year-old court ruling. President Joe Biden called on the Congress controlled by Democrats to pass legislation to protect abortion services.

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CBC News

Democrats' bid to enshrine Roe v. Wade abortion access as federal law fails in U.S. Senate | CBC News

U.S. Senate Democrats fell far short Wednesday in a rushed effort toward enshrining Roe v. Wade abortion access as federal law, blocked by a Republican filibuster in a blunt display of the nation's partisan divide over the landmark court decision and the limits of legislative action.

2 years ago·Canada

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CBS Local

Senate Votes Against Effort Toward Enshrining Abortion Rights Into Federal Law

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has failed to vote in an effort toward enshrining Roe v. Wade abortion access into federal law. Wednesday’s 51-49 negative vote almost along party lines provided a stark display of the nation’s partisan divide over the landmark court decision and the limits of legislative action.The afternoon roll call promised to be the first of several efforts in Congress to preserve the nearly 50-year-old court ruling. President J…

2 years ago·United States

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Le Parisien

US Senate Fails to Pass Law Ensuring Access to Abortion

The Republicans opposed the bill en bloc, accusing the Democrats, through their leader Mitch McConnell, of wanting to stop the bill.

2 years ago·Paris, France

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PBS NewsHour

Senate fell short on enshrining abortion access as federal law

President Joe Biden called on the Congress controlled by Democrats to pass legislation to protect abortion services for millions of Americans. But his party's slim majority proved unable to overcome the filibuster led by Republicans, who have been working for decades to install conservative Supreme Court justices and end Roe v. Wade.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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La Presse

Law Ensuring Access to Abortion | U.S. Senate Fails to Pass It

The US Senate failed on Wednesday to pass a law guaranteeing access to abortion across the country, at a time when this right is seriously threatened by an upcoming Supreme Court decision.

2 years ago·Montreal, Canada

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