Abortion legislation facing a Senate test vote would enshrine into federal law the landmark 1973 Roe v
. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide. Senate Democrats are moving quickly to try to codify the 50-year-old ruling after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion suggested the court is poised to overturn the case WASHINGTON — — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats’ abortion legislation is “very simple," as it would enshrine into federal law the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
But if the Democratic legislation were to become law, it would do more than just preserve the status quo. In codifying Roe, the legislation would establish that health care providers have rights to provide abortion services and that patients have a right to receive abortions.The Democrats’ bill would also end certain state laws that they say have chipped away at the original Roe v. Wade decision, banning what they say are medically unnecessary restrictions that block access to safe and accessible abortions.
They have introduced legislation that would hew closer to what the court currently allows, more generally prohibiting states from imposing an “undue burden” on the ability of a woman to choose whether to have an abortion prior to fetal viability. It is not expected to get a vote.Without the votes to pass their bill, Democrats have few options to block the eventual court ruling, if it overturns Roe v. Wade.
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