Largely Symbolic Proposal To Permanently Ban Federal Funding For Abortion Knocked Down In Senate

The legislation would have enshrined in law a long-standing provision that is tacked on to appropriations bills every year, but the measure wasn't expected to get the 60 votes it needed to begin the debate. The vote was scheduled just ahead of the country's largest annual march against abortion.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2RxuE7q