Senate Republicans have fought for decades to end Roe v. Wade. Now, with victory in sight, they are discussing whether to pursue nationwide restrictions on abortion if they gain power.
"We need to discuss what the role of the federal government will be in this," Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, a member of the Republican leadership, told NBC News."I know that states will enact different laws — that would likely happen should the deliberations go the way that everybody thinks they will."
The new discussion in the party comes as Republican-led states advance a host of restrictive laws, some of which would outlaw nearly all abortion, Republicans pursued numerous restrictive abortion bills the last time they controlled the Senate, including a 20-week abortion ban in 2020 and in 2018. Each time, the bill gained a majority of senators but was blocked by the filibuster, and it was a symbolic vehicle for political messaging with no chance of becoming law.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., vowed Tuesday to preserve the legislative filibuster if Republicans win “I would rather have it be done in the states,” Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., said. “Chances are there will be some people who want to federalize it just because they strongly believe that there’s no justification for states to take different approaches. I just disagree with that.”
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