BREAKING: Senate Democrats on Wednesday failed in an effort to codify the Supreme Court Roe vs. Wade decision into law.
An unprecedented leak of a draft opinion from the Supreme Court last week suggested that the court may soon strike down its own 1973 decision in Roe that legalized abortion nationwide. In response, Senate Democrats brought legislation to the floor they said would codify the standard set by the decision into federal law.
Sen. Joe Manchin was the lone Democrat to oppose the bill. Sen. Bob Casey , the only other Democrat who did not sign on as a sponsor of the bill earlier this year, came out in favor of it this week, arguing that a potential reversal changes the circumstances. Casey's father, Gov. Robert Casey, was a notable anti-abortion Democrat and the namesake behind Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the 1992 Supreme Court decision that affirmed Roe's “essential holding.
“Contrary to claims from Senate Democratic leaders that their bill would not infringe upon the religious rights of individuals and religious institutions, the WHPA explicitly invalidates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in connection with abortion and supersedes other longstanding, bipartisan conscience laws, including provisions in the Affordable Care Act, that protect health care providers who choose not to offer abortion services for moral or religious reasons,” Collins added.
“There is no moderation in this bill,” he said. “Just brutal indifference hiding behind euphemisms. Fortunately, it won't pass.”
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