US Senate fails to pass Roe V. Wade Bill protecting abortion rights ahead of Supreme Court decision

The attempt failed 49-41, and Sen. Manchin joined each opposition, Republican. It means that even if the measure had collected 60 votes which were required, it would have failed.

Manchin stated that it is not a codification of Roe v. Wade, and the country should not be divided any more than it already is. No one expected the bill to pass. However, Chuck Schumer, the Majority Leader, commenced the vote to know on record the stance of every member of the Senate on abortion.

Polls have shown that abortion rights are good with Americans and the Democrats hope that the fight for access will drive them to victory in the upcoming midterm elections. The Senate Democrats can now draw a comparison between Senate Republicans and themselves. The Republicans are mostly anti-abortion.


Schumer claimed before this vote that this is a critical moment and a meaningful vote, and protecting the right to choose is vital. He said that the public would remember the side that the Senators took and would not forget who voted for their freedoms. He said they would also not forget the people responsible for taking away one of the most significant modern liberties.

Not a single Congress Republican voted in favor of the bill, and Joe Biden stated that they were standing in the way of Americans choosing what they wished to do with their families, lives, and bodies.

The Republicans said that the bill is radical and would go a lot further than Roe guaranteed. Sen. Ben Sasse stated that it would be morally reprehensible if Catholic hospitals perform abortions.

Sasse stated that everyone should remember that two lives are involved with abortions, and one of them is destroyed. He said that it is unfair and wrong to ask Americans to partake in an act that took an innocent life.