Top Senate Democrats will force Republicans to vote on access to emergency abortion care this week, in one of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)'s final pre-election messaging pushes, Axios has learned.
The death of a Georgia woman who was refused emergency care because of the state's abortion restrictions has become the latest rallying cry for Democrats who are wagering abortion will be a winning issue for their party on Nov. 5.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), will seek unanimous consent Tuesday to pass a resolution she introduced last week affirming that every person has a right to emergency health care, including abortion care.
Murray's move will force Republicans to either block the measure or pass it.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) also will seek unanimous consent Tuesday on a bill that would offset travels costs for people seeking abortion care.
The maneuvers represent Senate Democrats' parting shots in their messaging war with with Republicans before lawmakers go home to campaign ahead of Election Day.
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The Baldwin bill is an easy no vote for Republicans, but the Murray bill is gonna look bad for them. I don’t know how they rationalize voting against emergency health care.