In the hours after a Supreme Court draft opinion striking down Roe v. Wade was leaked, Democrats scurried to renew their calls to make the 1973 landmark abortion ruling law – but passing such legislation faces a long and perilous political road. The Democrats have already had trouble getting the Women’s Health Protection Act — which passed 218-211 in the Democratic-controlled House — through the Senate earlier this year.The legislation was blocked by the filibuster, as a motion to proceed on a vote on the bill was defeated 46-48 in February — with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voting with Republican senators against it.
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