About the bill
They’re really wade-ing into controversial territory.
Context
A coalition of states led by Mississippi is asking the Supreme Court to overturn its 1973 decision Roe v. Wade, which found a nationwide constitutional right to abortion. In December 2021, the Court heard oral arguments in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
If the decision goes Mississippi’s way, that doesn’t mean abortion would instantly become *illegal *nationwide. But 12 states currently have so-called “trigger laws” that would automatically ban (or nearly ban) all abortions if Roe is overturned and other individual states could then ban the practice, which at least 20 states seem poised to.
The current Court’s nine members comprise a conservative-leaning majority of at least five — and sometimes six — justices, depending on the question …
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Introduced on Feb 28, 2022
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1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Murkowski Reiterates Strong Support for Codification of Roe v. Wade”
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 11, 2022
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S. 3713 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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