U.S. Senate Democrats fail to enshrine nationwide abortion protections, vow more action
Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators, Bob Casey and Pat Toomey, were on opposite sides of the bill
Efforts to secure the nationwide right to an abortion stalled for a second time on May 11 when U.S. Senate Democrats failed to get enough votes to overcome the legislative filibuster. Republicans, including Maine Sen. Susan Collins and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, voted uniformly against limiting debate on the bill while Democrats, save West Virginia’s Joe Manchin, voted to advance the measure toward final passage...