The US Senate failed to pass a Democratic-led bill that would protect access to abortion nationwide, ahead of the Supreme Court’s final Roe v. Wade ruling.
In a 51-49 vote on Wednesday evening, Democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to codify abortion rights. All 50 Republicans opposed to the bill and were joined by one Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin.
The Women’s Health Protection Act had been expected to fail in the Senate given the 50-50 split between Republicans and Democrats in the upper house.
Still, the bill offered Democrats an opportunity to show support for abortion rights, and even Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the vote, though she didn’t have a deciding vote to cast. .
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