Senate to vote on bill to codify abortion protections, but it will fail : NPR
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer answers questions from reporters on Capitol Hill ahead of a planned vote Wednesday on the Women's Health Protection Act.The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on the Women's Health Protection Act, a Democrat-led bill that would effectively codify a right to an abortion.It's an effort largely seen as symbolic, as Democrats do not have enough support from Republicans to reach the 60-vote threshold.Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate would be a vote on the bill after a leaked draft opinion from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito revealed last week that the court is likely to overturn the 50-year-old protections of abortion rights granted under the 1973 Roe v.
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