The dome of the US Capitol in Washington. File photo WASHINGTON, May 11. Republican opposition in the US Senate blocked an initiative that would enshrine the right to abortion in federal law. 49 members of the upper house of Congress voted in support of the Women's Health Act, voted against 51. The bill comes amid rumors that the Conservative-controlled supreme court is going to override the 1973 Roe v. Wade case to overturn constitutional guarantees for abortion rights and allow US states to regulate abortion on their own. US President Joe Biden expressed disappointment with the outcome voting. «Republicans in Congress, not all of whom voted for this bill, chose to stand in the way of Americans' right to make the most personal decisions about their own bodies, families and lives,» he said in a statement. year of the election to vote for supporters of the right to abortion, which are especially numerous among Democrats — Biden's party members. «If that happens, Congress can pass this bill in January and send it to me for my signature,» the president said. in the event of an overturning of a court decision on the right to abortion in the United States
