Full House To Take Up Abortion Bill Today

(Providence, RI)--It's anything but a guarantee one way or another how the vote will go in the Rhode Island House today for a bill that ensures abortion access in the state.One thing is certain: House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello will be voting against it, according to a statement he released yesterday.The House Judiciary Committee approved a revised edition of the Reproductive Privacy Act in a close 9-to-7 vote on Tuesday.Separately, a marathon session of testimony for a companion Senate bill that started on Tuesday went all the way until 6 a.m. yesterday.


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