Abortion-Rights Vote Teed Up for Senate Floor Next Week
- Democrats’ bill to ensure U.S. abortion access faces long odds
- Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer teed up a Senate vote next week on legislation that would ensure nationwide access to abortions as Democrats prepare for the Supreme Court’s anticipated decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
The bill faces long odds in the evenly divided Senate, but it gives Democrats a platform to debate abortion just days after a leaked draft majority opinion that would overturn the constitutional right to seek most abortions established in the landmark 1973 case.