# Senate Democrats' abortion vote shows they are determined to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [February 27, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-democrats-abortion-vote-shows-they-are-determined-to-snatch-defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory/830269 "2019-02-27T02:10:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-democrats-abortion-vote-shows-they-are-determined-to-snatch-defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory/830269/44 "2019-03-01T01:59:14Z")

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> [@Babale](#):
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> But what you’re missing is that this isn’t a bill that would be harmless and sound good – it would cause real harm to real people.

Maybe you and the others arguing with me in this thread can sort out whether this law would be completely redundant (and thus, obviously, harmless) or “cause real harm”, and get back to me. :rolleyes:

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