Manchin ‘Absolutely’ Backs 20-Week Abortion Limit and Is ‘Very Interested’ in 15-Week Bill

When I briefly caught up with Senator Joe Manchin today in a Capitol hallway, the West Virginia Democrat said he “absolutely” still supports the 20-week federal abortion limit he has voted for on multiple occasions. While Manchin said he has not yet seen text of Senator Lindsey Graham’s new bill to prohibit most abortions at 15 weeks of pregnancy and beyond, Manchin said he was “very interested” in the new legislation. When the Senate voted on the 20-week abortion limit in 2015, the ban had the support of 51 Senate Republicans and three Senate Democrats.