Senators tussle over abortion policy against the backdrop of a presidential campaign

WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, U.S. senators on Tuesday tussled over how the end to national abortion protections has played out across the country.

There was little mistaking the fact that the debate was occurring in an election year.

The panel that held the hearing, the Senate health committee, is not scheduled to mark up legislation regarding reproductive rights, but the hearing landed amid contentious political messaging ahead of the 2024 election.

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