The House of Representatives approved legislation to protect abortion services in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling upholding strict new measures in Texas
The Democratic-controlled House voted 218-211 largely along party lines to pass the legislation called the Women's Health Protection Act. Just one Democrat, Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas, voted against the proposal.
The Senate will vote on the legislation "in the very near future," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement. But the House vote provides an opportunity for Democrats to demonstrate their support for abortion rights ahead of the 2022 congressional elections, which will determine which party controls Congress in the second half of President Joe Biden's presidential term.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi listens during a news conference about the House vote on H.R.
, heightening Democrats' fears that the high court could overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
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