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Amanda Becker Originally published by The 19th A bill to codify abortion rights failed to move forward in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers warning that the only way to protect abortion access is to add to their numbers in the November midterm elections. It was the second …

by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 3, 2022 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday pledged a new vote codifying the right to an abortion after publication of a draft court ruling that showed the Supreme Court on track to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision. Democrats, …