JUST IN: House passes bill to ensure abortion access in response to Texas law
Published at : September 25, 2021
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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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.
READ MORE: http://hill.cm/pX4E8WS
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