Sen. Murray Leads Senators, Planned Parenthood, Doctors in Speaking Out Against Right-Wing Abortion Ban

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Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray fought back against a House-passed abortion ban that would severely restrict American women's access to a full range of reproductive health care. The bill, a politically-driven attempt to roll back Roe v. Wade, is currently being shopped to Republican Senators by right-wing interest groups for introduction in the Senate. It is part of a nationwide strategy that is also taking hold in state legislatures across the country to pass unconstitutional laws that threaten women's health and lives. Senator Murray was joined by Senators Barbara Boxer, Richard Blumenthal, Tammy Baldwin, and Mazie Hirono, Planned Parenthood staff from across the country and Physicians for Reproductive Health.

"We are here to make one thing abundantly clear. And that is that the extreme, unconstitutional abortion ban that passed the House just weeks ago, and which is being shopped around by the right-wing for sponsors here in the Senate -- is a non-starter," said Senator Murray. "Regardless of who introduces it -- it's going nowhere. At a time when workers are being furloughed, student loan rates are going up, and investment in research and education are being slashed -- The last thing we need is a politically-driven distraction like this."

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