<p>Moderate Democrats Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona dodged calls from fellow Democrats to amend or abolish the filibuster to pass laws protecting abortion after a leaked opinion showed that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade.</em></p>
<p>Both Manchin and Sinema defended the filibuster Tuesday, saying that they believe the filibuster has actually protected abortion rights from being overturned by Congress in the past.</p>
<p>Buzzfeed News D.C. Bureau reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/pdmcleod/status/1521518683243352064">Paul McLeod</a> first reported Tuesday that Manchin did not support ending the filibuster to codify <em>Roe v. Wade</em> into federal law. &#8220;Big: Senator Joe Manchin just indicated he would not blow up the filibuster to codify <em>Roe</em>, saying he believes the filibuster is a check on power that preserves abortion rights. Without Manchin, the chance of passing <i>Roe</i> into law is pretty much zero,&#8221; McLeod tweeted.</p>
<p>CBS News Congressional Correspondent <a href="https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1521529042738065410">Scott MacFarlane</a> quoted Manchin directly. “The filibuster is the only protection we have of democracy right now,&#8221; he reportedly said.</p>
<p>“We’ve protected women’s rights with the filibuster,” Manchin added, as reported by <a href="https://thehill.com/news/senate/3475593-manchin-defends-filibuster-amid-calls-to-codify-abortion-rights/">The Hill</a>. Manchin repeatedly refused to answer questions on the opinion itself, The Hill added.</p>
<p>CNN&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1521314973166800897">Manu Raju</a> reported that Manchin joined Senate Republicans in February to block the passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would have codified <em>Roe. </em>The bill was defeated by a vote of 46-48, and the Senate would have needed 60 votes to pass.</p>
<p>Sinema issued a <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorSinema/status/1521513259299389441">statement</a> to her Twitter account echoing Manchin&#8217;s sentiments. &#8220;A woman&#8217;s health care choices should be between her, her family, and her doctor,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;Overturning <i>Roe v. Wade</i> endangers the health and wellbeing of women in Arizona and across America. Protections in the Senate safeguarding against the erosion of women’s access to health care have been used half-a-dozen times in the past ten years, and are more important now than ever. Throughout my time in Congress, I&#8217;ve always supported women&#8217;s access to health care, I&#8217;m a cosponsor of the Women&#8217;s Health Protection Act, and I&#8217;ll continue working with anyone to protect women&#8217;s ability to make decisions about their futures.&#8221;</p>
<p>Manchin and Sinema&#8217;s comments come amid a flurry of calls from far-Left Democrats who are seeking to take radical actions to codify <em>Roe v. Wade </em>into law.</p>
<p>&#8220;Congress must pass legislation that codifies <em>Roe v. Wade</em> as the law of the land in this country NOW,&#8221; Vermont Senator <a href="https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1521308813059444736">Bernie Sanders</a> tweeted in response to the leaked draft opinion. &#8220;And if there aren’t 60 votes in the Senate to do it, and there are not, we must end the filibuster to pass it with 50 votes.&#8221;</p>
<p>Democratic Massachusetts Senator <a href="https://twitter.com/SenMarkey/status/1521304604625059841">Ed Markey</a> called for the Senate to pack the Court Monday night. &#8220;A stolen, illegitimate, and far-right Supreme Court majority appears set to destroy the right to abortion, an essential right which protects the health, safety, and freedom of millions of Americans,&#8221; Markey tweeted. &#8220;There is no other recourse. We must expand the court.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;End the filibuster. Codify #RoeVWade with a national law protecting abortion rights. Expand the Supreme Court. Stop this horrifying injustice in its tracks,&#8221; tweeted fellow Democratic Massachusetts Senator <a href="https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1521499804064526343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1521499804064526343%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fheres-how-dems-and-progressives-want-to-subvert-the-court-preserve-roe">Elizabeth Warren</a>.</p>
<p>Senate Majority Leader <a href="https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1521507724214915074">Chuck Schumer</a> (D-NY) has promised a vote on legislation to protect abortion rights in the coming days.</p>

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