Here’s how the Democratic abortion bill would go far beyond Roe

Published May 11, 2022 12:00am ET



Democrats in the Senate will force a vote to advance debate Wednesday on legislation meant to forestall a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

The Democratic bill, though, the Women’s Health Protection Act, would go beyond just codifying the right to an abortion as established by Roe.

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