Posted on 05/17/2019 9:31:18 PM PDT by Morgana
Elizabeth Warren rolls out federal policy to protect abortion rights
By Zak Hudak
May 17, 2019 / 8:00 AM / CBS News
Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a plan on Friday aimed at protecting abortion rights amid mounting Republican efforts to reverse, or at least chip away at the historic Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling. Hinging largely on the assumption of a Democrat-controlled House and Senate, Warren's proposal calls for Congress to "create federal, statutory rights that parallel the constitutional right in Roe v. Wade."
Warren's proposal would also allow federal money to be used for abortions.
"Our democracy should not be held hostage by right-wing courts, and women should not have to hope that Brett Kavanaugh and Donald Trump's Supreme Court will respect the law," Warren wrote in a Medium post.
Nearly every Democratic presidential candidate hit the panic button after Alabama's governor signed a bill banning virtually all abortions in the state. It was the seventh state to pass stricter legislation regulating abortions this year.
The Alabama law won't go into effect for six months, and it's likely to be halted by a federal judge because it contradicts the Supreme Court's 1971 decision that protects a woman's right to have an abortion during the first or second trimester of pregnancy.
The Supreme Court is more conservative than it has been in decades. If the Alabama bill — or any of the several other state abortion laws halted by judges — were to reach the Supreme Court, it would be heard by five generally right-leaning justices.
"What I'm trying to do here is get this case in front of the Supreme Court so Roe v. Wade can be overturned," Alabama Rep. Terri Collins told The Washington Post.
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God forbid we halt, or even just slow down, the killing of babies.
All for the women voters. Sadly, it will work. Women in this country are being conditioned to believe men are evil and have zero redeeming qualities.
Thankfully not all women are stupid and they get it.
I have to agree look how many women voted for Trump
Not all of us buy that garbage....
Pocahanuts should be facing federal perjury charges, not ‘rolling out’ policy positions...
Lie-a-Watha Warren is another slut bucket trolling for the campaign donations from the abortion industry. I think these DemonCRAP trough feeders have figured out a way to pocket their war chest after they fail to get the nomination.
Go ahead, Pocohontas, do it the right way - propose a Constitutional Amendment - see how far it gets.
Is protect abortion rights the same as my free car rights?.
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