Democrats cite state abortion restrictions and ‘trigger laws’ in effort to codify Roe

Senate Democrats took aim at state abortion restrictions, including red-state “trigger” laws that would immediately ban the procedure if the landmark case Roe v. Wade is overturned, in their effort to codify the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold women’s right to obtain an abortion.

Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal led the Wednesday Senate hearing to discuss his bill called the Women’s Health Protection Act, which “would very simply put an end to an ongoing reality where our doctors are required by law to mislead about the risks of a safe medical procedure.”