The Supreme Court’s decision last week to refuse to block a restrictive Texas abortion law is wreaking havoc on Washington lawmakers and has prompted the Biden administration to seek legal avenues to ensure they protect the rights of abortion. the women.
Lawmakers and administration officials expressed concern about the new law, which went into effect in Texas last week, and suggested strategies that they said could help protect women’s abortion rights. at the federal level.
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain
Ron Klain Sunday shows the preview: States deal with the consequences of Ida; Texas abortion law comes into force Changing Joe Biden’s mind is no easy task Pakistan’s top security official calls for a compromise with the Taliban MORE He told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that Justice Department lawyers are “seeking legal remedies” to protect the constitutional rights of women in Texas. A team from the Department of Health and Human Services is looking for strategies to get the health care services women need with the new law that already exists, she said.
“We’re going to find ways if they are possible – and I think they are possible – we are going to find ways to make a difference for Texas women to try to protect their constitutional rights, yes,” Klain said.
Rep. Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar Sunday shows the preview: States deal with the consequences of Ida; Texas abortion law goes into effect House court advances defense law 8B House committee proposes to block private funds for National Guard deployments MORE (D-Texas) warned of the “deadly consequences” that may follow the implementation of the abortion ban in its home state.
“There are people who want to believe that abortion can be eliminated, but what this law and other similar laws will do is make it more deadly and more dangerous. Women will take their health into their own hands. It will have an impact on women. young women, the poor and women of color, and I’m really scared of the lives that will be lost as a result, ”guest host Weijia Jiang told CBS’s“ Face the Nation ”.
Aspects of the new law also received criticism from Republicans, including the rep. Adam Kinzinger
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The Illinois lawmaker said he disagreed with the part of the law that would basically allow private citizens to “fight” with each other. He approved holding open debates on the issue of abortion, but not allowing citizens to sue other people for their participation in the process.
“I’m in favor of life, but what I don’t like to see is this idea that all citizens can chat, sue an Uber driver, as you said, to be a deputy for enforcing this abortion law to whomever they want. ” Kinzinger told the host Dana Bash
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill in May calling for a statewide ban on abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can occur just six weeks after birth. ‘pregnancy.
The bill also sought to allow the majority of private citizens to sue abortion providers if they believed they were violating the new law. Those who file successful lawsuits could receive at least $ 10,000.
The legislation, known to many as the “fetal heartbeat bill,” went into effect last week, but a group of abortion providers filed a petition with the Supreme Court to seek the blockade. of the measure.
The same day the bill went into effect in Texas, causing outrage and concern across the country, the high court reviewed the measure and rejected the bill’s motion to block, consolidating its place. to Texas law and giving the green light to other states to take similar action in their legislatures.
The leader of the state Senate in Florida has already said the legislature is ready to replicate the Texas bill.
With the weight of the Supreme Court and the bill officially implemented in Texas, abortion advocates and lawmakers across the country are looking for their next step, fearing the law could lead to overturning the decision set out in Texas. the 1973 decision of Roe v. Wade, who legalized abortion.
His. Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar Sunday shows preview: states deal with Ida consequences; Texas abortion law goes into effect Overnight Energy & Environment – Presented by the American Petroleum Institute – A notice in Biden’s Breyer plan. (D-Minn.) He proposed another way to protect the law at the federal level: eliminate the filibuster, which would allow Democrats to pass a bill with a simple majority of votes instead of needing 60 members to support it.
“We won’t get anywhere if we keep this filibuster in place,” Klobuchar said.
However, this measure is unlikely to occur given the strong opposition to Sens that removes the legislative hurdle. Joe Manchin
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Klobuchar also pointed to Texas law to further strengthen his argument that the 83-year-old Supreme Court judge Stephen BreyerStephen Breyer: The Senate court will investigate the Supreme Court’s Texas abortion ruling and “open marriage.” The Supreme Court declines to block Texas abortion law. he should consider retiring sooner rather than later to have the opportunity for a Democrat-appointed justice to retain a narrower Conservative majority.
“I think if he seriously considers the withdrawal and has said he would do so based not only on his own health but also on the future of the court, if that decision doesn’t cry out for that, I don’t know what to do,” he said. the senator to Bash.