Sen. Whitehouse Votes to Codify Roe, Slams Republican Obstruction Following Supreme Court Attack on Women's Constitutional Rights
May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on May 11, 2022:
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statement on today's vote on the Women's Health Protection Act--legislation to codify the protections of Roe v. Wade into law and uphold a woman's constitutional right to abortion. The bill did not achieve the 60 votes necessary to advance in the Senate due to Republican obstruction.< . . .
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statement on today's vote on the Women's Health Protection Act--legislation to codify the protections of Roe v. Wade into law and uphold a woman's constitutional right to abortion. The bill did not achieve the 60 votes necessary to advance in the Senate due to Republican obstruction.< . . .