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Description: Senate Democrats will vote on Wednesday on a bill that would make Roe v. Wade the law of the land and head off a Supreme Court decision that could leave states the sole authority on whether to restrict abortion. RELATED: Roe v. Wade protests outside Supreme Court after reported leak of draft opinion youtube.com/watch?v=nosvDalTGso&t=227s The decision to move swiftly on legislation follows the leak of a draft opinion from the Supreme Court Tuesday that suggests the nation's highest court will overturn the landmark case that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion. The bill – introduced by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., late Tuesday evening – does not have the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster in the 50-50 Senate, but marks Democrats' first legislative attempt to enshrine the right to abortion into law since the leak. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: bit.ly/3sxYKpe » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #SupremeCourt #RoevWade #SCOTUS