In a 51-49 vote, a bipartisan Senate majority rejected Democrats’ bid to pass the most extreme abortion bill in history on Wednesday that would have effectively legalized killing unborn babies up until birth and prohibited pro-life states from restricting abortions until after 23 weeks gestation.
Democrats tried to pass the legislation after a leaked draft of the Dobbs v. Jackson opinion signaled the United States Supreme Court’s intent to overturn Roe v. Wade. The bill’s intent was to hamper Republican states from passing pro-life laws such as those that restrict the killing of preborn babies, mandate waiting periods, and require ultrasounds.
Senate Republicans joined by Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin, however, voted down the legislation due to its sweeping provisions which would have ensured unlimited abortion on demand, eliminated parental notification laws for minors, nuked conscience protections for health-care workers, and more.
Despite widespread support for restrictions on killing babies in the womb, the Democrats’ bill would have allowed an abortion at any point in gestation for nearly any reason including if a doctor believes the baby in utero is “a risk to the pregnant patient’s life or health,” which presumably includes “emotional health” and the variety of social or economic preferences that could fall under such a broad umbrella.
While the Democrat-controlled Senate failed to get a simple majority to pass the bill, Democrats including President Joe Biden tried to pin the blame for the legislation’s defeat on Republicans.
“Once again – as fundamental rights are at risk at the Supreme Court – Senate Republicans have blocked passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill that affirmatively protects access to reproductive health care,” Biden said.
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“I’m appalled by Senate GOP’s vote to block the Women’s Health Protection Act. They are putting millions of women at risk. And their failure to act makes it easier for a partisan court to turn back the clock on reproductive rights. We won’t give up the fight for choice. Ever,” House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff tweeted.
Corporate media outlets such as MSNBC made multiple false assertions about the vote, claiming it was a “GOP filibuster” that “derails bill to codify Roe v. Wade protections.”
The Associated Press’s Zeke Miller similarly pushed both of these falsehoods, claiming it was a GOP-led filibuster (rather than a bipartisan majority) that killed the act, and falsely tweeting that the Democrat bill would have written Roe v. Wade into law.
In a 51-49 vote, a bipartisan Senate majority rejected Democrats’ bid to pass the most extreme abortion bill in history on Wednesday that would have effectively legalized killing unborn babies up until birth and prohibited pro-life states from restricting abortions until after 23 weeks gestation.
If Democrats had any humanity, decency, morality, sensitivity or regard for human life, there would still be a small minority objecting to abortion and dreaming of the day it would be repealed as moral blight on the nation. But, NOOOOOOOOOOOO. They had to enthusiastically support the abortion of a living, breathing human being for any reason up to and beyond the moment of birth. Their stupidity is biting them right in their taffy asses and they have no one to blame but themselves. If anyone feels those losing their irresponsible behavior fall-back an apology, it’s those that promoted this barbaric nothing that is practiced NO WHERE ELSE in the world.
Michael
2 years ago
Curt, I’m gratified to learn that you have finally accepted the House January 6 commission as a fully bipartisan endeavor, which you certainly must have done if you’re touting the bipartisan quality of this vote.
Mikey doesnt realize posting an article is different than writing an article.
Nor does he know what fully bi-partisan means, did the senate hand pick senators who could vote, and eliminate the other party from choosing their own senators?
Less than weak … STOOOOOPID. Wonder if he always drills holes in his canoe to let out the water.
Nor does he understand that Pelosi only allowing two Republicans, which SHE chooses (for their anti-Trump venom) is not what “bipartisan” is. But, he understands little.
Cheney and Kinzinger could have declined to participate. They’re Republicans, and they chose to be on the committee. Heck, there are two Republicans on the committee, but only one Democrat joined the Republicans on the abortion bill. Fully one-quarter of the committee members are Republican, while only one fifty-first of the group voting down the bill was Democratic.
The Wyoming republican party no longer recognizes her.
The other guy is retiring, both were hand picked by Pelosi for the fake investigation.
Where are the phone records of speaker Pelosi?
You like democracy til you dont. You wont like it for the midterms.
If Democrats had any humanity, decency, morality, sensitivity or regard for human life, there would still be a small minority objecting to abortion and dreaming of the day it would be repealed as moral blight on the nation. But, NOOOOOOOOOOOO. They had to enthusiastically support the abortion of a living, breathing human being for any reason up to and beyond the moment of birth. Their stupidity is biting them right in their taffy asses and they have no one to blame but themselves. If anyone feels those losing their irresponsible behavior fall-back an apology, it’s those that promoted this barbaric nothing that is practiced NO WHERE ELSE in the world.
Curt, I’m gratified to learn that you have finally accepted the House January 6 commission as a fully bipartisan endeavor, which you certainly must have done if you’re touting the bipartisan quality of this vote.
Weak.
Mikey doesnt realize posting an article is different than writing an article.
Nor does he know what fully bi-partisan means, did the senate hand pick senators who could vote, and eliminate the other party from choosing their own senators?
Less than weak … STOOOOOPID. Wonder if he always drills holes in his canoe to let out the water.
Nor does he understand that Pelosi only allowing two Republicans, which SHE chooses (for their anti-Trump venom) is not what “bipartisan” is. But, he understands little.
Cheney and Kinzinger could have declined to participate. They’re Republicans, and they chose to be on the committee. Heck, there are two Republicans on the committee, but only one Democrat joined the Republicans on the abortion bill. Fully one-quarter of the committee members are Republican, while only one fifty-first of the group voting down the bill was Democratic.
The Wyoming republican party no longer recognizes her.
The other guy is retiring, both were hand picked by Pelosi for the fake investigation.
Where are the phone records of speaker Pelosi?
You like democracy til you dont. You wont like it for the midterms.
The same can be said of Manchin and the entire Democratic Party. He’s playing for the wrong team these days.
An underwhelming rebuttal.
We are gratified you finally accept your weak rebuttal.
…for an underwhelming, idiotic stab at whataboutism. Nothing to rebut.
It is a national embarrassment that such a filthy proposal was defeated by such a small margin.