Sen. Joe Manchin joined every republican to block consideration of a bill to protect the right to abortion nationwide... not a bill, simply consideration of a bill.
The Women’s Health Protection Act, which was introduced in 2013, would enshrine the right to abortion in federal law, while blocking many of the abortion restrictions that have passed in several states. The House passed the bill last September, largely along party lines.
The bill would eliminate a list of what proponents describe as “medically unnecessary” antiabortion restrictions, including mandatory waiting periods, antiabortion counseling, telemedicine bans and various regulations on the layout, structure and staffing policies at abortion clinics, which have forced many clinics to shutter.
Opponents say that they refuse to debate a proposed bill that would "supersede" state laws.
Um, isn't that the point of federal laws... to guarantee individual rights regardless of where they call home?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/28/abortion-senate-vote/
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