Reuters US Senate to vote on abortion rights bill Wednesday 08/05/2022 15:29

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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the U.S. Senate will vote on a bill that would make abortion rights into law on Wednesday, in response to a draft resolution that showed the Supreme Court was about to reverse the historic 1973 ruling that allowed abortion in the country. Market.

“Every American will see how every senator stands,” Schumer said at a news conference with state leaders in New York. Republicans can no longer run away. “Republicans are trying to escape,” he said.

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The Democrat said he would present the document Monday and the 100-member Senate will vote on the bill Wednesday.

Schumer called the draft “disgusting”, noting that most Americans wanted to protect women’s right to abortion and healthcare.

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“The election should not be made by a handful of right-wing judges. The election should not be made by a handful of right-wing politicians. It is a woman’s right. It is pure and simple,” she said.

Last week, the majority of the US Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade is the legal precedent that guarantees access to abortion in the US.

source: Noticias

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