Schumer says U.S. Senate will vote on advancing bill protecting abortion access next week. alabamanewsnetwork
was written by Justice Samuel Alito and circulated among the justices in February. The Supreme Court confirmed its authenticity, but noted the document was not a final decision and did not represent members' final views on the issue.
Schumer said he would file cloture on the measure on Monday, teeing up a procedural vote with the 60-vote threshold on Wednesday. The effort will mark the second time the Senate has attempted to move legislation forward protecting abortion access nationwide. In February, the upper chamber took up the House-passed Women's Health Protection Act, but failed to advance the measure in a 46 to 48 vote, well short of the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster.
Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat from West Virginia, voted with Republicans against proceeding to passage of the bill in February.
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