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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Gambino in Washington

Democrats lose Senate vote to codify abortion rights into federal law

Senator Patty Murray and the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, speak to press after the abortion vote.
Senator Patty Murray and the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, speak to press after the abortion vote. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA

The US Senate on Wednesday failed to advance legislation that would codify the right to an abortion into federal law, after it was blocked by Republicans.

It was a largely symbolic vote by Democrats to mobilize Americans around the issue ahead of a likely supreme court decision striking down the protections enshrined by Roe v Wade.

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