House Democrats approved a bill to protect abortion rights, a symbolic response to the Supreme Court's refusal to block a Texas law banning most abortions.
The House vote is seen as a show of solidarity given that the bill, the Women's Health Protection Act, will face steep opposition from Senate Republicans.
Republicans, who call the bill "extreme," oppose the abortion-rights legislation and argue that it goes beyond the authority of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. The bill, which passed 218-211, is principally a show of solidarity given that the bill, the Women's Health Protection Act, will face steep opposition from Senate Republicans and is not expected to advance through the chamber.
Specifically, the Texas law says doctors may not perform abortions if a fetal heartbeat can be detected, activity that usually begins at around six weeks of gestation. That law went into effect on Sept. 1.
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