White House warns of Republican efforts to 'strip women of their rights' following Roe ruling
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The Biden administration is promising to fight Republican efforts in the House of Representatives to pass a nationwide abortion ban at 15 weeks following the Supreme Court's historic decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, calling it an attempt to strip away women's rights.
After the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling and upheld the Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks, some House Republicans who oppose abortion rights are pushing legislation to implement a similar abortion ban nationwide. Such legislation does not currently have the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster in the Senate, but the push for such a ban is a notable effort given that Republicans have a strong chance to take back control of the House in this year's midterms. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy expressed support for the idea on Friday, and former Vice President Mike Pence commended the court in a statement and also lent his support to enacting a 15-week ban across the country.
Framing that push as a GOP effort to take away women's rights, White House Gender Policy Council director Jen Klein lambasted such efforts Monday.
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