Congress could protect access to abortion. Here's why that's unlikely to happen.
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Democrats are reeling over a strict Texas law that went into effect this week that bars abortions after six weeks, but divisions within their party in Washington -- and broad Republican opposition to abortion rights -- all but ensure Democrats won't have the votes to enact new legislation to protect abortion access and send it to President Joe Biden's desk.
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