In post-Roe era, House Republicans begin quiet push for new restrictions on abortion access

House Republicans are pushing new restrictions on abortion access and trying to build on the work of activists whose strategy successfully elevated the abortion fight to the Supreme Court. In one government funding bill after another, Republicans are incorporating provisions to limit women’s reproductive rights. Democrats say the proposals will never become law. For years, Republicans held stand-alone votes in the House on bills to restrict abortion. Now, the GOP’s new push is taking place line by line in the sprawling legislation drafted each year to fund government agencies and programs. Nearly a dozen anti-abortion measures have been included so far in budget bills.