Can Congress save Roe v. Wade? Senate Democrats are leading a vote this week they know will fail – a formality that's part of a larger effort to save Roe v. Wade by turning the ruling into the law of the land. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., knows he doesn't have the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. He may not even have the votes of all 50 Democrats to save abortion rights. But he has a chance to show which side U.S. senators are on and who will vote for or against protecting the right to choose. He's going to make sure that's on record before the November midterm elections, when voters will ultimately decide which party controls Congress. A Democratic majority in Congress and a Democratic president also might be the only way to save abortion rights if the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion becomes a final ruling, upending nearly 50 years of legal precedent and letting states decide whether to allow the procedure and under what conditions. To read more, tap the link in our bio.