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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
1997 SUMMER SESSION
Abortion bill passes
with 64-36 Senate vote
■ BAN: The bill failed to get
enough votes to override a
promised presidential veto
By David Espo
The Associated Press
W ASHINGTON — In an atmos
phere of unusual tension, the Sen
ate approved legislation Tuesday
to ban certain late-term abortions
but fell three votes shy of the total
needed to override President Clin
ton’s threatened veto.
The Republican-crafted mea
sure cleared on a vote of 64-36,
with the current Democratic
Leader, Sen. Tom Daschle of
South Dakota, and a predecessor,
Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Vir
ginia, reversing their earlier oppo
sition and joining supporters.
The vote to ban so-called “par
tial birth” abortions sent the mea
sure to the House, which is expect
ed to give its final approval shortly
after lawmakers return from a
Memorial Day recess. Clinton ve
toed a similar bill last year, saying
it was unconstitutional because it
did not provide for exemptions in
the cases of harm to a woman's
health.
White House officials said he
would veto the measure again.
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott,
R-Miss., said despite Tuesday’s
vote, “I believe we have a chance
to override.”
The GOP measure bans the op
eration except in cases where a
mother would be jeopardized by
continuing the pregnancy.
Daschle had failed to win ap
proval last week for a proposed
compromise on the issue of late
term abortions, and he said he
hoped that “common ground” leg
islation could yet be fashioned.
Republicans said they would be
glad to talk to him — after the
pending measure had been dealt
with.
On the eve of the vote, Santo
rum and other Republicans had
agreed to minor changes in their
legislation and pocketed the en
dorsement of the American Med
ical Association in return. But the
endorsement did not trigger a late
surge in support that GOP spon
sors were hoping for.
In all, 51 Republicans and 13
Democrats voted in favor of the
measure, while 32 Democrats and
four Republicans were opposed.
Backers picked up six votes from
last year’s veto override attempt,
some as the result of new senators
taking office and some because of
Democratic switches.
Passage of the measure was not
in doubt; only the size of the ma
jority was uncertain until the final
moments, and the tension was
clearly visible on the Senate floor.
Daschle’s reversal was the most
public, coming from the party
leader and a consistent supporter
of abortion rights. A Catholic who
is also on the election ballot next
year, Daschle said the decision to
change his vote from last year had
been difficult “because I favor a
woman’s right” to consult with
her doctor about her pregnancy.
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