Senate Rejects 'Right to Contraception' Bill
Senate toRejects Vote on 'Right to Contraception' Bill
The Facts
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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 Spin
The overturning of Roe v. Wade has unleashed chaos — no one understands anymore which contraception methods are allowed and whether states can revoke access to birth control. In the face of such an extreme conservative push, it's pressing to enshrine existing protections such as Griswold v. Connecticut and Eisenstadt v. Baird into federal law.
Contraception remains legal in every state and health insurers are legally required to offer it at no cost, so it's clear that Democrats are fearmongering on reproductive rights in a stunt to gain political advantage as the elections approach. Even more outrageously, this bill would allowhave allowed the government to force religious institutions and schools to offer contraceptives to kids.
