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On February 28, the Senate will vote on the<\/span> Women\u2019s Health Protection Act (WHPA)<\/span><\/a>, a bill which would prohibit many legal restrictions on abortion and remove safety requirements for abortion providers \u2013 writing abortion into U.S. law. If passed by the Senate, the bill will allow abortion \u2013 even if Roe v. Wade<\/em> is overturned.<\/span><\/p>\n

The bill was narrowly passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in September 2021, with a 218-211 vote. In the bill, Congress states that \u201cabortion services are essential health care and access to those services is central to people\u2019s ability to participate equally in the economic and social life of the United States\u201d (section 2).<\/span><\/p>\n

The bill grants abortion providers and patients a statutory right to abortion, superseding state restrictions. According to the bill, states may not make laws prohibiting abortions prior to fetal viability<\/a> or after fetal viability<\/a> when pregnancy poses a risk to a mother\u2019s health.\u00a0<\/span>The bill also states that the government may not restrict abortion providers by requiring abortionists to perform specific tests and medical procedures, or by requiring abortionists to maintain special standards in facilities. The bill removes limits on abortionists by allowing abortion via mail. It also removes the requirement for women to have ultrasound and in-person appointments before their abortions (something known as a “no-test” abortion protocol<\/a>) \u2013 measures in place for women\u2019s health.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0The Women\u2019s Health Protection Act treats women as inferior to men<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the bill will require 60 votes from the Senate, it is unlikely to pass. Even some Democrats and pro-abortion Republicans do not think that the Bill should become law.<\/span><\/p>\n

Senator <\/span>Susan Collins<\/span><\/a> (R-Maine)<\/span>, who supports Roe<\/em>, believes the Women\u2019s Health Protection Act is too extreme because it would force physicians to perform abortions against their conscientious objections. Collins referred to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which prohibits the government from substantially burdening a person\u2019s exercise of religion.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI support codifying Roe\u2026 the bill goes way beyond that. It would severely weaken the conscience exceptions that are in the current law,\u201d Collins said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the Senate decides on whether to prohibit abortion restrictions with the Women\u2019s Health Protection Act, the Supreme Court is set to rule in June on<\/span> Mississippi\u2019s 15-week abortion ban<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0Meanwhile, Texas continues to save lives with the <\/span>Heartbeat Act<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On February 28, the Senate will vote on the Women\u2019s Health Protection Act (WHPA), a bill which would prohibit many legal restrictions on abortion and remove safety requirements for abortion providers \u2013 writing abortion into U.S. law. If passed by the Senate, the bill will allow abortion \u2013 even if Roe v. Wade is overturned. 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