> Not a priority according to democratic politicians. Hindsight (or the view from the sidelines) is always 20/20, isn't it? It wasn't codified into law because

> Not a priority according to democratic politicians. Hindsight (or the view from the sidelines) is always 20/20, isn't it? It wasn't codified into law because it didn't seem necessary while Roe v. Wade was still in place and there were so many other issues that also needed addressing. You know - wars, pandemics, economic downturns, that kind of thing. Which of these other issues would you have let slide so you could pass a highly contentious law with no immediate practical effect in an environment of razor-thin vote margins and staunch opposition? The Democrats would have gotten plenty of "friendly fire" for that too. Sure, in retrospect it seems like a giant missed opportunity, but we shouldn't pretend there weren't reasons at the time.