Emotion fueled a debate on the Senate floor as Republicans objected to taking up a bill that would guarantee a woman's constitutional right to travel across state lines to receive abortion care
The Democratic bill, called the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2022 was introduced earlier this week by Sens. Patty Murray of Washington, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York. The bill would additionally protect providers in states that support abortion rights from lawsuits for helping women from other states.
"Read MoreCortez Masto, who made the unanimous consent request to bring up the legislation, pointed to examples of lawmakers in states like Missouri, Texas and Arkansas who have said"they want to pass bills to fine or prosecute women who travel for health care."What GOP legislators are proposing to do across the country to restrict women from traveling for reproductive care is"just blatantly unconstitutional," she continued.
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