President Donald J Trump signed an Executive Order ending the use of Federal taxpayer dollars to fund or promote elective abortion.

A Disgraceful Sham Of A Bill’: Patty Murray Rails Against Republicans’ ‘Born-Alive’ Abortion Bill During a Senate Democrats press briefing on Wednesday, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) spoke about the 'born-alive' abortion bill.

Senate Democrats on Wednesday derailed a bill that would have required medical providers to perform life-saving care for babies born alive after a failed abortion.

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Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), an abortion rights supporter, called the measure a “sham bill from Republicans” that was “not going anywhere.” “This is not how abortion works. Republicans know ...

The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection as any newborn baby, and threaten medical providers with prison time for failing to resuscitate them.

The new found cohesion came as Democrats strategize how to resist Trump’s second-term agenda, his nominees, and GOP Hill leaders laying groundwork for 2026.

GOP Claims About Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act ‘Entirely Misinformation’ At a press briefing, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) rebutted Republican claims about their Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.

On the Senate floor, Senator Patty Murray is leading Democrats in a pushback against Republicans, accusing them of attacking reproductive rights.

"She wasn't afraid to take questions, to say the word 'abortion.'" Washington Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat with a long history of advocacy for reproductive rights, credits Richards with an instrumental role in making sure the Affordable Care Act ...

The Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday morning sent out instructions to agencies for complying with a massive federal funding freeze.

Patty Murray, (D-Wash.) stressed it is already illegal in the U.S. to intentionally kill a baby that is born alive. “Republicans are still peddling debunked lies about how abortion works and the people who get them,” Murray said. More than 140 ...