Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would have protected Americans who travel out of state to get an abortion.
Senate Republicans blocked legislation Thursday that would have protected Americans who travel out of state to get an abortion—but the House will move forward with a similar bill on Friday—as congressional Democrats try to respond to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.outside the U.S. Capitol building on June 15 in Washington, DC.Sen.
The legislation also has explicit protections for medication abortions, saying states can’t prohibit interstate commerce of drugs that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, as abortion pills have.
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