Indy Week Article RatingSenate Democrats Fail to Enshrine Nationwide Abortion Protections, Vow More Action
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| "Baldwin plans to do the same, noting Republicans' position on abortion, including that women who are survivors of rape or incest be required to carry a pregnancy to term, are radical and extreme." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "I've worked on things with Lisa and Susan before and negotiated." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "I've worked on things with Lisa and Susan before and negotiated." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "Kaine said Wednesday that he's having productive discussions with the two abortion-rights Republicans about legislation they could support that would also garner Democratic support." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Things were different in 1849 than they are today, Baldwin said." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "And [we] often find an answer that we can live with, Kaine said." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "But this is a situation that is very much a live controversy that's leading to discussion in every home and every community in the country, Kaine said." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "The bill, sponsored by Coecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, would have given health care providers the right to perform abortions and for patients to terminate their pregnancy without having to adhere to 11 different government restrictions." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "If they are able to reach agreement on a bipartisan bill to codify Roe v. Wade, Kaine said, he didn't expect it would have the needed 60 Senate supporters immediately." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Murkowski said Wednesday that she voted against the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 because she felt it went beyond codifying abortion rights as they exist now under Supreme Court precedent." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "And this legislation attacks those laws, Grassley said." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeae Shaheen told States Newsroom she plans to continue talking about abortion rights with her constituents, who are very worried about what the implications are of ending the constitutional right to an abortion." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley argued against the bill during floor debate, saying the measures were radical and that it goes much further than its stated position to codify the Roe v. Wade decision.Some states have protected individuals from having to perform abortions against their own religious beliefs." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "It is a real irony in the Republican Party that in so many instances they would describe themselves as supporters of limited government and here they want to be in the bedroom, in the doctor's office, in the delivery room, Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin said during an interview with States Newsroom on Wednesday." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "But Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, Maine's Collins and Alaska's Murkowski are looking for a bipartisan way forward." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "But Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, Maine's Collins and Alaska's Murkowski are looking for a bipartisan way forward." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "But Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, Maine's Collins and Alaska's Murkowski are looking for a bipartisan way forward." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "Baldwin plans to do the same, noting Republicans' position on abortion, including that women who are survivors of rape or incest be required to carry a pregnancy to term, are radical and extreme." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Republicans, including Maine Sen. Susan Collins and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, voted uniformly against limiting debate on the bill while Democrats, save West Virginia's Joe Manchin, voted to advance the measure toward final passage." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| "Republicans, including Maine Sen. Susan Collins and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, voted uniformly against limiting debate on the bill while Democrats, save West Virginia's Joe Manchin, voted to advance the measure toward final passage." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| "North Carolina's Republican senators -- Richard Burr and Thom Tillis -- unsurprisingly voted against the bill." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| "North Carolina's Republican senators -- Richard Burr and Thom Tillis -- unsurprisingly voted against the bill." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
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30% : Baldwin plans to do the same, noting Republicans' position on abortion, including that women who are survivors of rape or incest be required to carry a pregnancy to term, are "radical and extreme."*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.