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The Senate is scheduled to vote the bill dubbed Right to Contraception Act on Wednesday, as part of a broader Democratic push to put Republicans on record on reproductive rights in the run-up to the November elections.

The Senate was scheduled to vote the bill dubbed Right to Contraception Act on Wednesday, as part of a broader Democratic push to put Republicans on record on reproductive rights in the run-up to the November elections.

If passed, the legislation which Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced last month would guarantee nationwide access to contraceptives and contraception, as well as related information,

If passed, the legislation which Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced last month would guarantee nationwide access to contraceptives and contraception, as well as related information.

The Biden administration threw its weight behind S.4381 hours before the vote, with the White House Office of Management and Budget claiming that contraception has been "under attack" since the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

Hours before the vote, Biden administration threw its weight behind S.4381. According to the White House Office of Management and Budget, contraception has been "under attack" since the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

Even the Biden administration has thrown its weight behind S.4381, with the White House Office of Management and Budget arguing that it's time to protect the right to contraception given the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

This comes as the Right to Contraception Act passed the then-Democratic-controlled House in July 2022, shortly after the Supreme Court overturned abortion rights at the federal level in Dobbs v. Jackson.

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It's unlikely, however, that this bill will reach the 60-vote threshold despite the support of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), as at least nine Republicans would have to vote for it.

The Biden administration has thrown its weight behind S.4381, with the White House Office of Management and Budget arguing that it's time to protect the right to contraception given the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

However, this bill is unlikely to reach the 60-vote threshold despite the support of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), as at least nine Republicans would have to vote for it.

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