Progressives eye filibuster, Hyde Amendment after Roe v. Wade reversal

Washington — In response to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that established the right to an abortion, Democratic lawmakers on the left are demanding their party step up to defend women's access to the procedure. 

The ruling, released one week ago, upended nearly 50 years of precedent by holding that states have the power to restrict or abolish abortion as their legislatures see fit. With that power delegated to state governments, abortion access will now heavily depend on where a person lives. 

The opinion of the high court's conservative majority prompted immediate responses from both advocates and opponents of abortion rights. President Biden called the decision "a realization of an extreme ideology" in remarks that afternoon, but also conceded that without more votes in Congress, he won't be able to revive abortion protections nationwide.