Murkowski missed – didn’t duck – abortion vote, staffer says

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (File photo)
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In Congress, a bill to ban abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy has failed to advance in the Senate. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who has angered both sides of the abortion debate in the past, did not vote on today’s bill.
As her spokeswoman Karina Petersen explains it, Murkowski did not intentionally duck the abortion vote.
“The senator missed the vote this morning because she had prior travel commitments,” Petersen said. “She