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Manchin sole anti-abortion Democratic senator after Casey backs Schumer bill

By Cassidy Morrison
Published May 11, 2022 11:00am ET
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Manchin sole anti-abortion Democratic senator after Casey backs Schumer bill
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., pictured on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Casey, who considers himself a pro-life Democrat, will vote in favor of the Women's Health Protection Act. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)


Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), who has long presented himself as anti-abortion, said he would vote for sweeping abortion rights legislation, making centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) the sole remaining anti-abortion Democratic senator.

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