Posted on 05/08/2022 8:20:14 AM PDT by Morgana
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says a federal abortion ban is 'possible' if the Supreme Court rules to overturn Roe v. Wade.
'If the leaked opinion became the final opinion, legislative bodies - not only at the state level but at the federal level - certainly could legislate in that area,' McConnell, of Kentucky, told USA Today on Thursday.
'And if this were the final decision, that was the point that it should be resolved one way or another in the legislative process. So yeah, it's possible.'
However, McConnell remained cautious when addressing whether Republicans would pass abortion banning legislation if they were to win back the Senate in the upcoming midterm election.
Democrats have been calling on President Joe Biden to try and enact such a law ahead of the November elections, which pundits predict will see his party face a wipeout at the hands of the GOP.
'With regard to the abortion issue, I think it's pretty clear where Senate Republicans stand,' he added. 'And if and when the court makes a final decision, I expect everybody will be more definitive. But I don't think it's much secret where Senate Republicans stand on that issue.'
McConnell's remarks come in response to a Supreme Court draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that revealed that the court has voted to strike down the landmark 1973 ruling Rove v. Wade, which legalized abortion in the United States.
The draft opinion, which was published by POLITICO on Monday, comes amid nearly 50 years of federal abortion protections and could change before the ruling is finalized in coming weeks.
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Go ahead and have at it. Not my business, not my burden.
Sadly, Abortion will NEVER be ILLEGAL!!
He WANTS to LOSE!!
I agree.
Yes he is. Playing the social/American “bad guy”. Abortion is a very damning medical procedure that impacts the 14th amendment. If it (14th) is invalidated then people can go back to legislative actions against anyone less than “human”.
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