US Senate to hold vote on protecting birth control in effective dare to GOP
Passing the bill will be an uphill task for Democrats, who are daring Republicans to go on the record opposing the right to birth controlThe US Senate will vote on Wednesday on a bill that would recognize a legal right to contraception, weeks after Donald Trump made – and quickly walked back – comments indicating he is willing to restrict access to birth control.In a Congress where bills need 60 votes to advance out of the Senate and Republicans control the House, the Right to Contraception Act will face an uphill climb to Joe Biden’s desk at the White House. Ahead of the vote Wednesday, Democrats effectively acknowledged that they were daring Republicans to go on the record opposing the right to something that almost all American women use at some point in their lifetime. Continue reading...
Passing the bill will be an uphill task for Democrats, who are daring Republicans to go on the record opposing the right to birth control
The US Senate will vote on Wednesday on a bill that would recognize a legal right to contraception, weeks after Donald Trump made – and quickly walked back – comments indicating he is willing to restrict access to birth control.
In a Congress where bills need 60 votes to advance out of the Senate and Republicans control the House, the Right to Contraception Act will face an uphill climb to Joe Biden’s desk at the White House. Ahead of the vote Wednesday, Democrats effectively acknowledged that they were daring Republicans to go on the record opposing the right to something that almost all American women use at some point in their lifetime. Continue reading...
