Amy Klobuchar blasts Supreme Court decision over Texas abortion law
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday criticized the US Supreme Court's decision to allow a restrictive abortion law in Texas to stand as "blatantly against" the landmark decision it made nearly 50 years ago establishing women's constitutional right to end a pregnancy.
"This decision that they made with the state of Texas is unbelievable," Klobuchar told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union." "Here you have them this year, this week, basically telling women in Texas that 85% of them seeking abortion services cannot exercise their constitutional rights. ... And basically greenlighted a law that is blatantly against Roe v. Wade."
In a midnight order last week, the high court denied a request from Texas abortion providers to stop the state law that bans abortions after six weeks despite the fact that it violates Roe v. Wade, a 1973 opinion legalizing abortion nationwide prior to viability. The Texas law, which is one of the strictest in the country, has drawn outrage from Democrats and sparked concerns that the Supreme court could overturn or undercut the longstanding decision.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last week the chamber would take legislative action when the House returns from recess and "bring up Congresswoman Judy Chu's Women's Health Protection Act to enshrine into law reproductive health care for all women across America." But even if a bill on the issue were to pass in House it is likely to face hurdles in the Senate where Democrats hold a narrow majority and 60 votes are required to break the filibuster. There is also no indication 10 Republican senators would side with them on the issue.
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