{"id":1473126,"date":"2022-05-12T12:59:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T16:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1473126"},"modified":"2022-05-12T13:00:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T17:00:23","slug":"senate-rejects-democrat-led-abortion-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-rejects-democrat-led-abortion-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate rejects Democrat-led abortion bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-rejects-democrat-led-abortion-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1473126&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2719831\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2719831\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2719831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22131754832950.jpg\" alt=\"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber after casting a no vote against an effort by Democrats to enshrine Roe v. Wade abortion access into federal law, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The 51-49 vote was blocked by a Republican filibuster in a blunt display of the nation&#039;s partisan divide over the landmark court decision and the limits of legislative action. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22131754832950.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22131754832950-315x210-1.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22131754832950-655x437-1.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22131754832950-768x512-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2719831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber after casting a no vote against an effort by Democrats to enshrine Roe v. Wade abortion access into federal law, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The 51-49 vote was blocked by a Republican filibuster in a blunt display of the nation\u2019s partisan divide over the landmark court decision and the limits of legislative action. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN NEWSROOM<br \/>UPDATED 9:01 AM PT \u2013 Thursday, May 12, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>A Democrat-led bill to force states to keep abortions legal has failed to advance in the Senate. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) confirmed the senators \u201cduly chosen and sworn and not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to.\u201d There were 49 \u201cyes\u201d votes compared the 51 \u201cno\u201d votes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today Senate Democrats attacked the right to life. But I\u2019m happy and proud to say that their efforts were defeated. Senate Republicans stopped them. I will always stand for life.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1524526064067878912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Senate Democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/3755\">Women\u2019s Health Protection Act<\/a> after it passed in the House. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and all 50 Republicans in the Senate voted against it. Democrats said the bill would codify Roe v. Wade and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called the vote one of the most consequential in the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cTens of millions of women are watching what will happen to the rights they\u2019ve relied on for decades, and all of us will have to answer for this vote for the rest of our time in public office,\u201d he stated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_2719830\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2719830\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2719830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22131757110854.jpg\" alt=\"Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speak to the media about a procedural vote that did not pass on the Women&#039;s Health Protection Act to codify the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22131757110854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22131757110854-315x210-1.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22131757110854-655x437-1.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AP22131757110854-768x512-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2719830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speak to the media about a procedural vote that did not pass on the Women\u2019s Health Protection Act to codify the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Republican leader McConnell described the bill as \u201cextreme\u201d and \u201cradical.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt ignores modern science, it is tone-deaf to public opinion,\u201d said the Kentucky lawmaker. \u201cNothing about their bill merely codifies the current case law on this issue. Their extreme proposal goes way, way beyond codifying the status quo.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The vote came one week after the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion, which signaled Roe v. Wade would likely be overturned. Since then, protests have erupted across the nation, including in front of the homes of Supreme Court justices\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The draft opinion would leave it up to states to determine their abortion policies. The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its ruling in late June or early July.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Dems\u2019 vote today was an appalling attempt to pass legislation that would allow abortion on demand until the moment of birth.<\/p>\n<p>As a staunch defender of life, I joined a bipartisan majority of my colleagues, including <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorLankford?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenatorLankford<\/a>, in rejecting this radical bill. <\/p>\n<p>Watch \u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h2fxZW72do\">pic.twitter.com\/h2fxZW72do<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. Jim Inhofe (@JimInhofe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimInhofe\/status\/1524525741521752064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/devin-nunes-says-durham-trial-to-focus-on-biggest-scandal-in-modern-political-history\/\">Devin Nunes Says Durham Trial To Focus On Biggest Scandal In Modern Political History<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber after casting a no vote against an effort by Democrats to enshrine Roe v. Wade abortion access into federal law, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The 51-49 vote was blocked by a Republican filibuster in a blunt display of the nation\u2019s partisan &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1473126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1473126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1473126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1473126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1473126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1473126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1473126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}