Authors of a bill that seeks to eliminate almost all barriers to abortion quietly swapped the word “woman” for “person” in the latest version of the text.
A 2017 version of the Women’s Health Protection Act reads: “to protect a woman’s right and ability to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions on the provision of abortion services.” However, the version that was brought to the Senate floor Monday says: “to protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.”
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https://twitter.com/McCormackJohn/status/1498432736822018048″Woman” remained in the bill’s name, however.
The legislation would legalize abortion up until the moment of birth and remove exemptions for consciousness. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, likely aware of the measure’s fate, brought the bill before the Senate in an apparent attempt to get legislators on record with regard to their stance on abortion.
In a Monday night procedural vote to begin debate, the controversial bill did not receive the 60 votes required to move forward, failing 46-48.
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West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin was the sole Democrat to vote against advancing the bill.
