Schumer put forward a Abortion bill he knew would fail last month. Didn’t even consider the Collins/Murkowski bill.
That bill gets more votes but probably doesn’t reach 60 and is filibustered
Why not put forward a baseline Federal Bill that sets the limit a state can go to in regards to abortion restrictions to 12 weeks with exceptions for rape/incest and the life of the mother.
States would have the option to extend the 12 weeks to the original Roe standard or somewhere in between if their legislatures see fit. So states like California would keep their existing abortion laws as long as it kept within Roe
A bill like this has positives IMO
1. It probably gets 60+ votes
2. If any “moderate” R’s vote against they’d make themselves instantly vulnerable. Right now they can hide behind the Supreme Court Decision and Schumers original bill.
3. We can avoid years of tiresome abortion threads for years to come on HORT.
Senators Collins and Murkowski Introduce Bill to Codify Supreme Court Decisions on Reproductive Rights: Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey | U.S. Senator Susan Collins of Maine
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced...
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That bill gets more votes but probably doesn’t reach 60 and is filibustered
Why not put forward a baseline Federal Bill that sets the limit a state can go to in regards to abortion restrictions to 12 weeks with exceptions for rape/incest and the life of the mother.
States would have the option to extend the 12 weeks to the original Roe standard or somewhere in between if their legislatures see fit. So states like California would keep their existing abortion laws as long as it kept within Roe
A bill like this has positives IMO
1. It probably gets 60+ votes
2. If any “moderate” R’s vote against they’d make themselves instantly vulnerable. Right now they can hide behind the Supreme Court Decision and Schumers original bill.
3. We can avoid years of tiresome abortion threads for years to come on HORT.