Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME) declared Friday they would prioritize federal pro-abortion legislation in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
In a statement posted to her website, Murkowski said, “In the wake of this ruling, it is up to Congress to respond. Legislation to accomplish that must be a priority.”
She reiterated her commitment to legislation she previously introduced to codify Roe, stating, “I introduced legislation in February to protect women’s reproductive rights as provided in Roe, and I am continuing to work with a broader group to restore women’s freedom to control their own health decisions wherever they live.”
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), who cosponsored the legislation with Murkowski, issued a statement of support for it and bipartisan legislation currently in the works.
“Earlier this year, Senator Murkowski and I introduced the Reproductive Choice Act to codify the abortion rights established by Roe v. Wade and affirmed by Planned Parenthood v. Casey. I am also working with Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) on a bipartisan bill that would codify Roe, Casey, Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstedt, and Griswold v. Connecticut,” she wrote.
“Our goal with this legislation is to do what the Court should have done — provide the consistency in our abortion laws that Americans have relied upon for 50 years.”
Even with the two Republican Senators, Democrats would fall short of the 60 votes required if the filibuster remains in place. If they remove the filibuster, just 50 votes would be needed with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie.
However, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) said he hoped the Senate could come together to pass bipartisan legislation, implying he is not prepared to get rid of the filibuster at this time.
Baldwin plans to do the same, noting Republicans’ position on abortion, including that women who are survivors of rape or incest be required to carry a pregnancy to term, are “radical and extreme.”
There are very few of these cases!! All the rest are dirty women who use this so a baby that they got pregnant with won’t get in their way of life!! Using this BS doesn’t fly!! This is just pure evil and why wait until the full term?!!
I just read about Senator Baldwin looking for anything good about her – typical Democrat owned by Chuck Schumer. We should expect her to support this “baby-killing” legislation crafted by two “Republican” Democrats.
Wow you really have hatred against Catholics! Roe vs Wade should not have been decided by the Supreme Court! It should gave been a State issue where the citizens of the state could support or not support Abortion. The Supreme Court was just putting this issue back to the states where it belonged.you really do need to temper your hate.
When did Murkowski ever act like a Catholic?
President Trump followed the constitution and tried to save those babies making an executive order to get them medical help!! He even gave an executive order to arrest and fine anyone who abuses animals!! This is their demonic satanic sacrifice to molech to murder these babies!! God will not sit there and continue to allow these big mouth trolls to go against Him and murder these babies or try to pervert our school children! God has had enough and now His judgement is upon them!!!
I cannot fathom the ignorance of putting Gov. DeSantis into the grouping with such pitiful excuses for semi-intelligent “politicians” like Biden, Pelosi, Kerry, Murkowski, Cheney, Buttigieg, McConnell, and others. Having recently lived in Florida, I found him impressive as a governor. You must live in either Hawaii or Alaska – you need to become more informed about CONUS politics as you know almost nothing about Florida (except maybe that it is a State).
WHAT THE HELL IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?!
GOD WHY WHY WHY CAN;T WE BLOCK PEOPLE HERE?!
So clueless. The word ABORTION does not appear in either our Constitution or our Bill of Rights, so it is a states issue, period. This has nothing to do with Catholics or any other denomination. YOu need to read and understand the issue before coming here and embarrassing yourself.
Rino bitch, you need to quit the Republican party enjoying the Communist party you’re a bitch and an ugly one at that
Typical RINO action
She sees the writing on the wall. Alaska finally sees she is really a wolf in sheep’s clothing and a closet Democrat. She will not only lose her reelection bid. She will get hammered at the polls. She is an embarrassment and needs to be removed.
Now that the SCOTUS has repealed their illegal opinion ‘Roe v Wade’ it is put where it belongs. There is nothing in the Constitution that addresses abortion, even with Roberts convoluted logic (ACA). Abortion rights, and wrongs, fall under the 10th amendment. It is the right of the states’ citizens to decide!!
Not about rape and incest and carrying to term!!!!
You are absolutely correct that abortion is one of many issues that should be considered under the 10th Amendment (not the 14th). This last of the original Bill of Rights amendments identifies many issues that don’t belong to the Federal government at all; they should be under the authority of the states.
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is at best a spoiled brat RINO. Her senate seat was bought for her by her father. She is one that needs to be weeded out and sent packing to be replaced by a real republican!!
Murkiwski is no Republican & should change to the Democratic Party because she always supports them!
Oh well, what did ya expect from a RINO!
Who keeps voting for this gremlin?
She has my total sympathy that HER mother didn’t choose to murder HER !
Hopefully she will be replaced in January.
Are we supposed to be surprised that MurCOWski is siding with the Dimocrats?
She always has supported the Dimocrats, which is why Alaskans won’t re-elect her this November.
Hey lady you represent your constituents not every other states
Of course she would… she is an idiot
The health of the mother, rape and incest are exceptions to caring a fetus to term!
As usual the lowlife traitorous rino hags are going against God and the American People!! They should be informed that it is God who decided this and not anyone else!! For them to go against His wishes, they are just two of them among others who will pay the price for their evil crimes against God and the innocent babies they wish to destroy!! These dirty rinos will be taken out of office and God worse in store against them!! We are sick and tired of these unelected trolls selling out the will of the people and God is going to put a stop to this evil!! They will pay for their part in trying to overturn God’s will!! Maybe they should be lying on a table getting their bodies cut into without any anesthesia and their organs ripped out! Karma is a bad thing that’s coming to all of them!!!
Please stop putting her ugly democratic communist sympathizers face on my phone, it breaks the screen and makes me sick to see her face, she’s a rino bitch.
It is very simple–science and biology confirm all human life begins at conception. Any deliberate action to terminate a human life is murder. Those that advocate for abortions, the intentional killing of a human being, are clearly accomplices in the crime. Every day abortion clinics commit the equivalent of the mass murder of human beings. An abortion can not be considered healthcare unless in a very rare case the life of the mother is in danger, otherwise, it is a murderous act.
people like this need to be put out to pasture
The bill which the DIMMs were pushing a few weeks ago went FAR BEYOND codifying Roe. Roe at least mentioned “trimesters.” The DIMM bill allowed abortion up to the day of birth and provide taxpayer funds to facilitate it. A current proposed bill in CA goes even further–it provides for “perinatal” abortion. Perinatal means up to 28 days AFTER birth! Sounds like the “black-faced” former governor of VA!
She is just proving herself to be a FAKE Republican and another RECTUM SUCKING PUPPET of the Democraps. No one has the right to MURDER another person just because someone was too lazy to use protection or too WILLFULLY IGNORANT abstain from sex.
Why don’t these 2 fools signup as Dems since they are with them 95% of the time.