Senate Republicans have blocked a House-passed bill aimed at preserving access to an abortion nationwide. The legislation failed to advance in a 46-48 vote.
The legislation failed to advance in a 46-48 vote.The bill, dubbed the Women's Health Protection Act, aimed to"protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services.
Texas abortion seekers flooded out-of-state clinics after six-week ban went into effect, Planned Parenthood records showA Texas law took effect in September that bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allows private citizens to bring civil suits against anyone who assists a pregnant person seeking an abortion in violation of the ban. And the Supreme Court justices are expected to decide later this year a separate Mississippi case that presents a direct challenge to Roe v.
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