Democratic Senators Introduce Women's Health Protection Act

The New Republic: How Blue States Could Push Back For Abortion Rights, by Nora Caplan-Bricker:

Wednesday, a group of legislators introduced a different kind of abortion bill into the U.S. Senate. The Women’s Health Protection Act would outlaw all regulations on abortion that “are more burdensome than those restrictions imposed on medically comparable procedures, … do not significantly advance women’s health or the safety of abortion services, and … make abortion services more difficult to access.” In layman’s terms, it would make all of the nearly 200 laws impeding abortion rights that have been enacted at the state level since 2011 illegal. “Enough is enough,” said Representative Judy Chu at a press conference on Capitol Hill. “We’ve been playing defense far too long. It’s time to stop playing Whac-A-Mole in each state. We need to provide a national response in fighting this.” . . .

Slate:  Finally!, by Dahlia Lithwick:

Anti-choice activists have been gunning hard to outlaw abortion. Today, the Democrats pushed back. . . .