In the wake of the recent United States Supreme Court ruling to reverse Roe v. Wade, House Democrats will be voting next week on two different bills attempting to federalize abortion.
The vote will come simply days after President Joe Biden signed an executive order tapping several federal companies to embrace strategies to broaden and secure access to abortion pills and contraceptives in states that will not enact legislation suppressing their usage.
One bill will codify abortion rights into federal law and broaden the securities in Roe v. Wade. The other will secure females who wish to take a trip to blue states to go through abortion treatments.
“Our pro-choice Democratic House Majority continues to prepare additional legislative action to respond to the Supreme Court’s appalling decision to rip away women’s reproductive rights,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement. “Next week, we will again pass the Women’s Health Protection Act: landmark legislation enshrining the protections of Roe v. Wade into federal law.”
While Republicans seek to criminalize reproductive health care nationwide, @HouseDemocrats will never relent in our fight to defend freedom for women and for every American. Read my full statement here: https://t.co/HaVrK9DPf2
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) July 8, 2022
She likewise called efforts by Republicans to restrict interstate travel for the function of acquiring an abortion “disturbing” in her statement.
“We have a sacred, fundamental duty to expand freedom in America, not to roll back fundamental rights,” she said. “While Republicans seek to criminalize reproductive health care nationwide, House Democrats will never relent in our fight to defend freedom for women and for every American.”
Both bills are anticipated to breeze through your home, where Democrats hold a strong bulk. In the Senate, the legislation does not have enough to get rid of the filibuster limit of 60 votes.
Some Senators have actually shown they would be on board with ditching the filibuster guideline to pass both pieces of legislation with a simple majority of 51 votes.
“Let me be clear: If it comes down to protecting the filibuster or protecting a woman’s right to choose, there should be no question that I will vote to protect a woman’s right to choose,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).
Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona oppose ending the filibuster, leaving both bills dead-on-arrival in the Senate.
H/T Timcast
