Democratic drive to make the right to abortion the law of the land fails in the US Senate after Republicans refuse to allow a vote on the deeply polarising issue
Activism around the issue is becoming increasingly acrimonious, with angry protesters in favour of abortion rights gathering at the homes of Supreme Court justices in Washington over the past week.
Wednesday's effort came amid a political firestorm ignited by a leaked draft opinion that showed the Supreme Court's conservative majority preparing to overturn Roe v Wade, a landmark 1973 ruling guaranteeing abortion access nationwide. "Republicans in Congress –– not one of whom voted for this bill –– have chosen to stand in the way of Americans' rights to make the most personal decisions about their own bodies, families and lives," he said in a statement.
They had been encouraged by new Politico/Morning Consult polling showing 53 percent of voters thought Roe should not be overturned, up three percentage points since last week, while 58 percent said it was important to vote for a candidate who supports abortion access.
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