House passes abortion rights bill but little chance of becoming law
ABC News
The House on Friday passed a bill to uphold abortion rights for women, taking swift action in response to a new Texas law that bans nearly all abortions in the state.
The House on Friday passed a bill to uphold abortion rights for women, taking swift action in response to a new Texas law that bans nearly all abortions in the state.
The final tally was 218-211 with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcing the vote.
The House bill has little chance of becoming law and is largely symbolic given Republican opposition in the Senate.
Shortly after, Senate Majority Leader Schumer announced that the Senate will soon take up and vote on the House-passed legislation, but to advance it would require the support of at least 10 Republicans, and it is not clear all Democrats would support it, either.
