GOP Backs Away from Some Hard-Line Abortion Measures

“An aggressive push by Republicans to pass hard-line antiabortion measures is faltering in some state legislatures and on Capitol Hill, the latest indication that many Americans are balking at extreme restrictions being imposed since the fall of Roe v. Wade,” the Washington Post reports.

“In South Carolina, Republicans failed to pass a near-total abortion ban during an extended legislative session Thursday night, unable to agree on whether to include exceptions for rape and incest. In West Virginia, a recent special session over similar legislation ended in gridlock.”

“At the same time, efforts to advance a strict nationwide ban in Congress have quietly fizzled.”