Senate rejects bill banning abortion after 20 weeks

Published January 29, 2018 11:15pm ET



The Senate on Monday defeated a bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

The result was expected because the bill needed 60 votes in favor of ending debate, which would have set up a vote to pass it. But even with all 51 Republicans in support, the bill needed nine Democrats, and those votes weren’t there — the bill fell in a 51-46 vote.

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