JUST IN: House passes bill to ensure abortion access in response to Texas law

The House passed legislation on Friday to ensure nationwide access to abortion after the Supreme Court earlier this month declined to block a Texas law that bans the procedure in nearly all cases.

The bill passed along party lines, 218-211, with only one conservative Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas), voting against it. It now heads to the Senate, where it’s likely to stall given a presumptive GOP filibuster if it were to come up for a vote.

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