Political Reality: Congress Can't Save — Or End — Abortion

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politics women's issues abortion abortion rights anti-abortion roe v. wade After fighting for decades over abortion policy Congress is about to run into the stark political limits of its ability to save — or end — the Roe v. Wade protections. President Joe Biden has called on Democrats to enshrine the nearly 50-year-old Supreme Court ruling into law after the disclosure of a draft opinion that would overturn the landmark decision that declared a constitutional right to abortion services. But passing bills is easier said than done in the narrowly split Congress — reflective of a deeply divided nation. A test vote Wednesday in the Senate on a Democratic bill to protect access to abortions is expected to fail blocked by a Republican-led filibuster. At the same time Republicans led by Sen. Mitch McConnell face similar political problems trying to ban abortions nationwide even if they wrest control of the chamber in next fall's midterm elections. Instead

A test vote in the Senate on a Democratic bill to protect access to abortions is expected to fail, blocked by a Republican-led filibuster.

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