WASHINGTON (CNS) The failure of the U.S. Senate Feb. 28 to advance an extreme measure to establish a legal right to abortion at any stage of pregnancy nationwide is a tremendous relief, said the chairmen of the U.S. bishops pro-life and religious freedom committees.
The bill, which failed by two votes in the Senate, would have codified the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide and eliminated pro-life laws at every level of government, including including health or safety protections.