Senate abortion hearing: Facts lost in partisan punches

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The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights convened to discuss 'Crossing the Line: Abortion Bans and Interstate Travel for Care After Dobbs.'

Agency Action, and Federal Rights held a hearing on state abortion travel bans Wednesday, which was a total embarrassment for all involved.,” featured two panels comprising legislators and advocacy groups on both sides. However, the committee failed to represent the matter wholly and acted more as a partisan circus.

,” introduced by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto , emphasizing his political lobbying for abortion rights over addressing the core matter. However, when delving into the emotional aspect of the matter, he described how “that has upset some of my colleagues” because it “is the genesis of a very organized effort you see playing out today to undermine the United States Supreme Court as an institution.” Kennedy used the opportunity to punch across the aisle at the Democrats for their views. This near-campaign speech pattern from Whitehouse and Kennedy was inappropriate for this hearing.

 

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