House passes bills to protect abortion access at federal level after Roe v. Wade is overturned

House passes bills to protect abortion access at federal level after Roe v. Wade is overturned

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WASHINGTON — The House passed two bills Friday aimed at ensuring abortion access and protecting the ability of women seeking abortions to cross state lines, marking the first moves since the Supreme Court ended the federal right to the procedure.

The bills are unlikely to move in the evenly divided Senate, where Democrats would need at least 10 Republican votes to advance any legislation.

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