The United States House of Representatives this Friday passed measures protecting access to abortion in response to a Supreme Court ruling, two texts that, barring surprises, will not pass the Senate filter.
“Just three weeks ago, the Supreme Court dealt a serious blow to our fundamental rights,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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“Therefore (…) we will take new measures to defend women’s reproductive freedom,” she said shortly before the vote, surrounded by congressmen in green, the color of the abortion demonstrations.
The first of the two bills, passed with only Democrat votes, would again legalize abortion in the United States. The other would provide protection for women traveling from one US state to another for abortions.
But those texts stand almost no chance of getting approved in the Senate, which would need the support of 10 Republicans, most of whom oppose abortion rights.
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Since the Supreme Court struck down federal abortion law on June 24, several conservative states have already banned it in their territories.
President Joe Biden is urging Americans to vote for his party in November’s midterm elections in hopes of increasing the Senate majority.
But these elections often benefit the opposition, and the Democrats could lose their slim majority in Congress.