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Mitch McConnell says Senate Republicans couldn’t pass abortion ban

Mitch McConnell at the US Capitol in Washington DC Tuesday.
Mitch McConnell at the US Capitol in Washington DC on Tuesday. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

A day before Democrats staged a vote in the Senate to codify into law the right to abortion, a right under threat from the supreme court, the Republican leader in the chamber said his party would not be able to pass an abortion ban should it take control in midterm elections in November.

“Historically, there have been abortion votes on the floor of the Senate. None of them have achieved 60 votes,” Mitch McConnell told reporters.

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