In the wake of the Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision to overturn Roe v. Wade Republicans, who are heavily favored to win the House this November, are weighing their options for attempting to pass a national abortion ban.
House Republicans made similar efforts when they held the lower chamber in 2015 and 2017; on two occasions, they passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would have banned abortion nationally after 20 weeks of gestation. Predictably, the measure floundered in the Senate.
