Joe Manchin Says He Hopes Republicans Will Agree to Pass Legislation Restoring Roe, Might Actually Mean It – By Jordan Weissmann (Slate) / June 24, 2022
The Supreme Court on Friday incinerated Roe v. Wade like an old oil rag, laying the groundwork for states to ban abortion for the first time since the 1970s. So, it seems like a good time to check in with Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, the two Democrats who’ve functionally blocked their party from passing federal legislation protecting the right to choose by opposing changes to the Senate filibuster, and who, in Manchin’s case, also voted outright against a bill that would have codified Roe’s safeguards (and a bit more) in May. Surely they must have something meaningful to say.
Let’s start with Sinema:
Overturning Roe v. Wade – after 5 decades of legal precedent – endangers the health of women in Arizona and across America. I’ve always supported women’s access to health care, and pledge to work with anyone to protect women’s ability to make their own decisions.
— Kyrsten Sinema (@kyrstensinema) June 24, 2022
Will work with anyone! Great. But, like, who? And how?
And as for Manchin: Where do his thoughts lie, after voting for both Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, who in turn voted to overrule Roe?
