So this happened. Luckily some people were awake and disaster was averted for now, but seriously, if you're a woman and you support the current Republican party you are fighting against your own interests.
https://twitter.com/arlenparsa/statu...25787451154432
They literally just tried to sneak it through and, though it is still likely to pass given the conservative majority there, it's been pushed to next week. As for the reason behind this bill:
It goes without saying that women have absolutely no representation on the Republican side of their Senate.Alabama Rep. Terri Collins (R), who sponsored the bill, said its purpose is to spark litigation that would force the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that guarantees a woman’s right to abortion.