US EditionBiden urges Congress to restore Roe v. Wade protections after Senate GOP blocks contraception bill
- President Joe Biden criticized Republican opposition to a bill, emphasizing the importance of upholding Roe v. Wade protections and contraception rights.
- Senate Republicans blocked legislation aiming to protect women's access to contraception, dismissing it as a political stunt by Democrats before the elections.
- A test vote on the bill resulted in a 51-39 majority, falling short of the 60 votes needed to advance, highlighting ongoing partisan struggles in the Senate.
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U.S. Senate GOP prevents contraception access bill from moving ahead
Virginia Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine speaks during a press conference on access to contraception on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Washington D.C. Also pictured from left Virginia state Del. Marcia Price; Karen Stone, vice president for public policy and government relations at Planned Parenthood; Mini Timmaraju, president and chief executive officer of Reproductive Freedom for All; Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono; a supporter of Democrats’ contracepti…
Senate GOP blocks bill protecting contraception saying it will force churches to give kids condoms - LGBTQ Nation
Senate Republicans helped defeat a bill that would’ve made access to contraceptives a legal right. At least 22 GOP senators falsely claimed that the bill would violate religious liberty and provide “condoms to little kids.” The Right to Contraception Act — which would have guaranteed a legal right for people to obtain and use contraception, including condoms, hormonal birth control, intrauterine devices (IUDs), and vasectomies — failed in a 51-3…
Biden urges Congress to restore Roe v. Wade protections after Senate GOP blocks contraception bill
President Biden doubled down on his push for Congress to codify the protections of Roe v. Wade into federal law, after Senate Republicans blocked a bill from consideration Wednesday that would have established a federal right to birth control. “@VP and I believe that women in every state must have the freedom to make deeply…
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