The Public’s Radio: RI Senate Committee Defeats One Version Of Abortion Bill, Keeps Another On Life Support

May 14, 2019  || Ian Donnis  || The Judiciary Committee held for further study the House version of the bill — meaning there’s a slim chance it could resurface in the month or so left in the session. But that did little to mollify critics.

Angry abortion-rights supporters occupied the Senate chamber after the committee vote, chanting, “Send it to the floor!” They chanted “Shame” and “Shame on you” to senators leaving the committee room, and also sounded a call to “Vote them out!”

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