Posted on 05/11/2022 4:55:35 PM PDT by Morgana
The Senate failed in a 49-51 vote to codify abortion rights Wednesday afternoon in a bill that even some moderate abortion rights supporters said went too far.
The bill was expected to fail but gave Democrats a chance to put on a public display of support for abortion rights -even Vice President Kamala Harris showed up to the Capitol to preside over the vote.
A group of fired-up female members of the House Progressive Caucus marched toward the Senate side chanting 'my body, my decision' as the upper chamber voted on the House-passed bill.
The bill would have needed 60 votes, 10 from Republicans, to pass, but failed to garner even a simple majority as Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., voted against it, as did pro-choice Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, and Susan Collins, Maine. Murkowski and Collins had submitted their own more narrow bill to codify abortion rights, the Reproductive Choice Act, but Schumer refused to put it up for a vote.
'We're going to be voting on a piece of legislation, which I will not vote for today.,' Manchin told reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
'But I would vote for a Roe v. Wade codification if it was today – I was hopeful for that,' the West Virginia Democrat assured. 'But I found out yesterday in caucus that wasn't going to be and you probably heard of that by now.'
In a show-vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attempted to file cloture to stop Republicans filibustering the Women's Health Protection Act, which was introduced by Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
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whatever his motives...it is quite something to see the Dems get shafted like Romney shafts us
Science says you are killing a baby.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
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Should the Republicans trade Romney for Manchin, or should Romney and Manchin reregister as Independents?
This law would have been ineffective anyway because states have the right to declare sanctuary zones and states like FL or TX would have immediately declared their state a safe haven for the unborn. It was already ruled legal by a federal judge.
I won't be lectured about bodily autonomy or "my body, my choice" from Democrats who tried to force vaccine mandates for the past 2 years.
“..my body, my decision’”
Kill it.
A group of fired-up female members of the House Progressive Caucus marched toward the Senate side chanting ‘my body, my decision’
Was that an insurrection, preventing the work of the Senate?
Should they not be in jail??
“A group of fired-up female members of the House Progressive Caucus marched toward the Senate side chanting ‘my body, my decision’ “
Screw you, Democrat swine! Where were you with your ‘my body my choice’ crap when people were being forced to get a shot that doesn’t work!!!
Was Crackhead Barney there? Still can’t get over the name of that protestor.
You dimwits: your body, your choice!! Unless it’s the vaccine.
Where were they when I was saying My body my decision about being jabbed or not ???
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“A group of fired-up female members of the House Progressive Caucus marched toward the Senate side chanting ‘my body, my decision’ “
And every single one probably voted for GOVERNMENT FORCED COVID VACCINATIONS.
I see the messaging is new.
Decisions, not choices.
An odd choice as the words are synonyms.
Hmmmm...decisions, decisions...and the
consequences they carry.
Whatever happens Manchin has more honor in his little finger than Willard has in his whole Botoxed body ...
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