House Democrats will hold hearings on state abortion laws as Congress mulls on how to fight the Texas ban
that said they want Congress to pass a law preserving abortion access, while 41% wanted the issue to be left up to the states and 11% instead want Congress to restrict abortion access.Though House Democrats may be able to pass abortion legislation in the chamber, the Women’s Health Protection Act likely faces long odds in the Senate, where it would need 60 votes to pass unless Democrats vote to get rid of the filibuster.
Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski , but Democrats would not have enough support to get 60 votes.it’s possible that Congress passing the Women’s Health Protection Act could potentially backfire on them. Anti-abortion advocates would almost certainly sue to block the law and it could conflict with existing case law that gives states the power to enact their own abortion rules.
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