The legislation, which states that “protections for access to abortion rights ... should be supported," was blocked by Republicans who panned it as a "show vote."

The legislation, which states that “protections for access to abortion rights … should be supported," was blocked by Republicans who panned it as a “show vote.”

Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation led by Democrats to revive the protections of Roe v. Wade in the wake of the Supreme Court eliminating the nationwide right to abortion.

The vote was 49-44, falling short of the super-majority needed to defeat a filibuster due to broad opposition from Republicans, who dismissed it as a political stunt.

The Reproductive Freedom for Women Act, introduced last month around the second anniversary of the court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, is just a few sentences long. It states that “protections for access to abortion rights and other reproductive health care” after the 2022 ruling “should be supported.” It adds that “the protections enshrined in* Roe v. Wade …* should be restored and built upon, moving towards a future where there is reproductive freedom for all.”

  • Verdant Banana@lemmy.world
    5·
    5 months ago

    had half a century to codify Roe v. Wade and on that note Biden was not helpful in keeping Clarence Thomas out of the Supreme Court

    Biden’s political career consisted of crime bills, protecting heterosexual marriage, and being a war supporter

    he only changed step in the last decade or so just to be more voteable and with Harris as a VP does not show much change

    • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      5 months ago

      I’m sorry for the multiple replies - I just keep remembering one more thing.

      had half a century to codify Roe v. Wade

      In this case I’m going to steal these comments from one I had saved a month ago, penned by @MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world :

      Since 1981 Democrats have had control of the Presidency and Congress a whopping 4 years. One 2 year period under Clinton and one under Obama. That’s without factoring in the ability to fillibuster in the Senate. In over 40 years they’ve only had control 10% of the time.

      and

      That period of filibuster-proof control during Obama’s term is why we have the ACA. It was ~70 days and they passed the largest healthcare overhaul in generations.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        5·
        5 months ago

        And that control under Obama included senator Joe Donnelly, who was anti-abortion (the only way he could get elected in Indiana).

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      5 months ago

      Biden was not helpful in keeping Clarence Thomas out of the Supreme Court

      “Not helpful” is cutting him a lot of slack…

      He was the chair for the Anita Hill hearings and refused to let other victims testify in addition to a whole bunch of other shit

      When Biden talks about “good ole days” of being friends with Republicans, he’s talking about how much they liked him when he was helping get Clarence on the court for life.

    • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
      5·
      5 months ago

      You know that almost no one actually likes Biden as a choice right? And I absolutely don’t like Harris - I think she’ll pull us further to the right than Biden would. He’s just a better choice than the Evil Incarnate party. (and so is she) So when you folks come along to smear him like this, it falls a little flat.