09/24/2024

Harris Voices Support for Eliminating Filibuster to Secure Abortion Rights

Such a change would require a Democratic majority in the Senate

Vice President Kamala Harris voiced support Tuesday for eliminating the Senate filibuster to pass a law restoring the protections of Roe v. Wade and securing abortion rights nationwide.

"I think we should eliminate the filibuster for Roe," Harris told Wisconsin Public Radio. "To actually put back in law the protections for reproductive freedom, and for the ability of every person and every woman to make decisions about their own body and not have their government tell them what to do."

The filibuster means that a 60-vote threshold is required to advance most Senate legislation. In 2022, Harris said that Congress needed to codify Roe into law and, “if the filibuster gets in the way, the Senate needs to make an exception to get it done.” That same year Harris promised that she, as vice president, would cast a tiebreaking vote to end the filibuster to protect reproductive and voting rights.

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