GOP looks to increase Democratic support for 20-week abortion ban

By Robert King

Published January 25, 2018 10:59pm ET

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GOP looks to increase Democratic support for 20-week abortion ban — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the main sponsor of a bill meant to ban abortion after 20 weeks, said he hopes to drum up more Democratic support than the last time the ban was brought up for an unsuccessful vote in 2015. | (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Republican senators are looking to build support among Democrats and some of their GOP colleagues for a vote next week on a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks.

The vote, scheduled for Monday, is expected to fail, since it is highly unlikely it will reach the 60-vote threshold needed to break a filibuster. However, anti-abortion groups plan to single out vulnerable senators up for re-election this year who vote against the ban.

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