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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Jul 12, 2022, 06:54 PM Jul 2022

House expected to pass bill to restore abortion rights

The House this week is expected to pass a bill that would restore the right to an abortion previously protected by Roe, although the bill is bound to die in the Senate.

The Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 is an updated version of a bill the House passed in September to codify the right to an abortion and prohibit states from imposing limits on abortions that could make them more difficult or costly to obtain. The Senate failed to pass a version of this bill in May.

The House is also expected to take up and pass legislation this week that prohibits states from interfering with a woman's right to travel to obtain an abortion. This, too, is also likely to fail in the Senate.

The 2021 version of the Women's Health Protection Act was defeated in a procedural vote in the Senate, 51 nays to 49 yeas, with Senator Joe Manchin voting with Republicans against the measure.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-expected-to-pass-bill-to-restore-abortion-rights/ar-AAZuUvP

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House expected to pass bill to restore abortion rights (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 OP
Is there ever a point Manchin pays off whatever he owes in blackmail? Generic Other Jul 2022 #1
I mean, that's great... but TDale313 Jul 2022 #2
IMO, this is good timing and a great move... dchill Jul 2022 #3
Even if it passed the Senate and was signed by POTUS... SCOTUS can just throw it out, right? WarGamer Jul 2022 #4
Slave states want indentured incubators Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #5
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