NEW: A spokesman for Colorado GOP Senate candidate @ODeaForColorado said a newly-introduced bipartisan bill to restore federal protections for abortion and contraception is a "positive step" but said it needed additional restrictions to earn his support. #copolitics #cosen
Senators Kaine, Sinema, Collins and Murkowski are sponsors of the Reproductive Freedom For All Act , which would codify abortion rights and access to contraception. nytimes.com/2022/08/01/us/…
O'Dea spokesman Joshua Marin-Mora called the bill a "good start" on a issue where O'Dea has broken with many in the GOP. "It's a positive step," Marin-Mora told 9NEWS. "Joe thinks we need to find common ground and move forward and this is clearly a good faith attempt to do that."
"Joe thinks a woman's right to choose should be protected early in pregnancy and in medical emergencies," Marin-Mora said. "This bill does that. And he likes that the bill protects religious hospitals."
"With limits on elective late term abortion, reaffirming the Hyde Amendment, and parental notification for minors, Joe would support this," Marin-Mora said. "This framework is a good start."
The bill would allow states to enact "reasonable restrictions on post-viability abortions" but does not address the Hyde Amendment (funding for abortion) or parental notification.
While Sen Kaine described the bill as codifying Roe, Democratic Sen Elizabeth Warren said she did not believe it would codify Roe as she announced her opposition. The bill likely does not have a path to 60 votes and passage. nbcnews.com/meet-the-press…
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