What Senator McConnell says about the Supreme Court and the future of abortion

By Deirdre Walsh

Published May 12, 2022 at 4:43 PM EDT

If Republicans win control in November, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is signaling that Congress could vote on further restrictions on abortion.

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Deirdre Walsh is the congress editor for NPR's Washington Desk.

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