Anti-abortion groups don’t want to ditch legislative filibuster

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Major anti-abortion groups are not pressing for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster, even though a proposed late-term abortion ban seems certain to fail without Republicans taking action.

While President Trump and the sponsor of the House version of the legislation that would ban abortions after 20 weeks have called for the end to the legislative filibuster, groups such as March for Life Action and National Right to Life are not. Neither is the sponsor of the Senate version of the ban: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.

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