The US Senate on May 11 voted against advancing the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill that would bolster abortion rights at a federal level, by 51 to 49. All 50 Republican Senators and one Democrat, Sen Joe Manchin of West Virginia, voted against the Democratic-led bill, which aimed to codify the landmark Roe v Wade ruling of 1973 that extended abortion rights across the US. The bill required 60 votes to bypass a GOP filibuster. Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the vote. Credit: CSPAN via Storyful