WASHINGTON, May 21, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Democrats in Congress reintroduced legislation this week to codify abortion on demand in federal law, in response to news that the U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a case that could upend abortion precedents that have dominated American law for almost half a century.
The court revealed Monday that it has agreed to take up Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which concerns Mississippi’s HB 1510 law banning abortions from being committed past 15 weeks for any reason other than physical medical emergencies or severe fetal abnormalities. The case has sparked intense interest because it presents an opportunity for the justices to reconsider Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that forces states to allow abortions.
On Wednesday, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), along with Reps. Judy Chu (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Veronica Escobar (D-TX), announced the reintroduction of the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA).
“This week’s news out of the Supreme Court was an urgent call to action: reproductive rights are under direct, imminent attack. Our bill, the Women’s Health Protection Act, would protect against unconstitutional laws like Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban — laws that attack people’s
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