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Lauren Gambino in Washington

Republican-controlled House pushes for new abortion restrictions

Kevin McCarthy, the new Republican speaker of the House.
Kevin McCarthy, the new Republican speaker of the House. Photograph: Sarah Silbiger/Reuters

The Republican-led House on Wednesday pressed ahead with a pair of anti-abortion measures, despite warning signs that the issue had galvanized the opposition in the wake of the supreme court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade last year.

Voting mostly along party lines, Republicans first approved a bill that would compel doctors to provide care for an infant who survives an attempted abortion – an occurrence that is exceedingly rare.

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