{"id":2345410,"date":"2024-09-24T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-dems-put-gop-on-defense-with-emergency-abortion-access-push-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T15:45:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:45:08","slug":"senate-dems-put-gop-on-defense-with-emergency-abortion-access-push-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-dems-put-gop-on-defense-with-emergency-abortion-access-push-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Dems put GOP on defense with emergency abortion access push &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-dems-put-gop-on-defense-with-emergency-abortion-access-push-washington-examiner%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=2345410&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--><p>The article discusses Senate Democrats&#8217; efforts to legislate for expanded access to emergency abortions,\u200d highlighting their strategy to position themselves against Republicans on this \u200bcontentious issue. Democrats, led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), plan to introduce a resolution affirming the right to\u2062 emergency medical care, including abortions, and seek to pass a bill to cover travel costs for\u2062 individuals seeking abortions in other states. Given \u2062the historical resistance from Republicans regarding abortion \u200drights\u2014anchored in a perspective\u200b that advocates for state-level\u200c regulation\u2014the \u200dinitiatives are likely to face \u200dopposition. The urgency of these efforts is underscored by a recent\u2063 case involving the death of a pregnant woman in\u200c Georgia due to delayed abortion care, which Democrats attribute to restrictive policies stemming from the \u200dTrump administration. Senate \u200cMajority \u2064Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has emphasized the\u2062 importance of\u2064 this issue ahead of the \u2062elections, framing it as a lifesaving concern for many women across the country.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate Democrats put GOP on defense with push for emergency abortion access<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1767827\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate Democrats\">Senate Democrats<\/a> will try to advance legislation on Tuesday that would expand access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"emergency abortion care\">emergency abortions<\/a>, the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3156915\/ivf-access-bill-fails-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>attempt<\/a> to draw a contrast with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republicans\">Republicans<\/a> on a topic that has galvanized Democrats and centrist voters across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-says-impeachment-and-25th-amendment-resolutions-will-be-brought-to-the-house-floor-starting-monday\/\" title=\"Pelosi Says Impeachment and 25th Amendment Resolutions Will Be Brought to the House Floor Starting Monday\">president pro tempore<\/a> of the Senate, will seek unanimous consent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murray.senate.gov\/murray-rosen-baldwin-and-wyden-introduce-resolution-every-woman-has-the-right-to-emergency-health-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pass a resolution <\/a>that she and a group of Democrats introduced last week stating that every person has a right to emergency medical care, including emergency abortions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), who is up for reelection in November, will seek to pass a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-bill\/2152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bill <\/a>that would help cover travel costs for those seeking abortions out of state. Both are expected to be blocked by Republicans who, by and large, have adopted former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s position that the issue should be left to the states.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenSchumer<\/a> speaking on a upcoming resolution that would affirm accesss to emergency abortion care: &ldquo;A person&rsquo;s ability to receive life saving care, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-put-gop-on-defense-with-emergency-abortion-access-push-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats put GOP on defense with emergency abortion access push - Washington Examiner\">including life saving reproductive care<\/a>, should never hinge on which state they live.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KZyCQm3bPZ\">pic.twitter.com\/KZyCQm3bPZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamanthaJoRoth\/status\/1838611019855167607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The move comes on the heels of an investigation from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/georgia-abortion-ban-amber-thurman-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>ProPublica<\/em><\/a>  on the death of a 28-year-old pregnant woman in Georgia attributed to delayed abortion care. Democrats, led by Vice President Kamala Harris, their presidential nominee, say the infection that led to her death can be traced back to &ldquo;Trump abortion bans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court this summer dismissed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/23pdf\/23-726_6jgm.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>case<\/a> about whether an Idaho abortion law can coexist with the&#8239;federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, which requires hospitals to provide stabilizing care for those with an emergency medical condition. The decision temporarily allows emergency abortions to continue in the state.<\/p>\n<p>In a press conference with reporters on Tuesday afternoon, Murray defended introducing her effort as a resolution instead of a bill that would change the language of EMTALA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the time frame we have, knowing that women are now dying because they cannot get the care that they need in an emergency room, we want to make it clear that Congress&rsquo;s intent is that women can get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-defeat-bid-to-protect-abortion-survivors\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats Defeat Bid to Protect Abortion Survivors\">life-saving care<\/a> when they go to an emergency room anywhere in this country,&rdquo; Murray said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has utilized his control of the Senate floor to push a number of &ldquo;show votes&rdquo; over the last few months to bring abortion access, the border, and gun control to the spotlight ahead of the election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hope my Republican colleagues support the legislation today. To say no would be a true, heartless message to send to the American people,&rdquo; Schumer said to reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3164525\/republicans-rare-hearing-abortion-political-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"REPUBLICANS SAY RARE HEARING ON ABORTION DESIGNED TO 'SCORE POLITICAL POINTS'\">REPUBLICANS SAY RARE HEARING ON ABORTION DESIGNED TO &lsquo;SCORE POLITICAL POINTS&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most recent push comes as the Senate Finance Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3164525\/republicans-rare-hearing-abortion-political-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>also held a hearing<\/a> on Tuesday titled &ldquo;Chaos and Control: How Trump Criminalized Women&rsquo;s Health Care,&rdquo; drawing criticism from committee Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) slammed the hearing, stating that &ldquo;Democrats are trying to find opportunities to score points on the only issue they think they stand a chance to win on in this upcoming election with no regard for the truth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have generally attempted to counteract the messaging by painting Democrats as extreme over resistance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/codify-roe-is-bidens-euphemism-for-democrats-atrocious-aim-unregulated-abortion-anywhere-anytime\/\" title=\"\u2018Codify Roe\u2019 Is Biden\u2019s Euphemism For Democrats\u2019 Atrocious Aim: Unregulated Abortion Anywhere, Anytime\">late-term abortion bans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Murray pushed back against Republicans who slammed the effort as a partisan messaging effort in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-expected-to-reup-vote-on-ivf-proposal-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Schumer expected to reup vote on IVF proposal - Washington Examiner\">highly competitive election year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What can be better right now than making sure if a woman has sepsis or if she is hemorrhaging or if she is on death&rsquo;s door, what are they even saying, that we shouldn&rsquo;t be talking about this?&rdquo; Murray questioned. &ldquo;We are just going to let women die? We are not going to do that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Gabrielle M. Etzel contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1767827\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1767827\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Democrats are set to push for legislation on Tuesday aimed at increasing access to emergency abortions, marking their latest effort to highlight differences with Republicans on an issue that has energized both Democrats and moderate voters nationwide. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), who serves as the Senate&#8217;s president pro tempore, will seek unanimous consent for a resolution she and other Democrats introduced last week, which asserts that everyone has the right to emergency medical care, including emergency abortions. Additionally, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), facing reelection in November, plans to propose a bill that would assist with travel expenses for individuals seeking abortions out of state. However, both initiatives are anticipated to face opposition from Republicans who largely align with former President Donald Trump&#8217;s stance of leaving such matters up to individual states.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) emphasized the importance of ensuring access to life-saving reproductive care regardless of one&#8217;s state residency during a recent press conference. This legislative push follows an investigation by ProPublica into the death of a 28-year-old pregnant woman in Georgia due to delayed abortion care\u2014a situation Democrats attribute partly to &#8220;Trump abortion bans.&#8221; The Supreme Court recently dismissed a case regarding whether Idaho&#8217;s abortion law could coexist with federal regulations requiring hospitals to provide stabilizing care in emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>Murray defended her choice of introducing a resolution rather than amending existing laws like EMTALA by stating that immediate action is necessary given the current risks women face when seeking emergency medical assistance. Schumer has been leveraging his position in the Senate over recent months by orchestrating several &#8220;show votes&#8221; related to abortion access and other pressing issues ahead of elections.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Republicans criticized these efforts as politically motivated maneuvers designed solely for electoral gain. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) condemned a related hearing held by the Senate Finance Committee as an attempt by Democrats to exploit what they perceive as their only winning issue this election cycle while disregarding factual accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>Murray countered Republican claims about partisanship by stressing the urgency of addressing critical health situations faced by women: \u201cWhat can be better right now than making sure if a woman has sepsis or if she is hemorrhaging or if she is on death\u2019s door?\u201d She firmly stated that allowing women in such dire circumstances not receive necessary care was unacceptable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2345411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Schumer-abortion-vote-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41622,41625,33619],"class_list":["post-2345410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-emergency-abortion-access","tag-gop-defense","tag-senate-democrats"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Schumer-abortion-vote-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345410","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\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}