Republicans block bill to protect contraception access as Democrats make election-year push
Headline from WTOP Washington DC
Senate Republicans have blocked legislation designed to protect women’s access to contraception, arguing that the bill was just a political stunt as Democrats mount an election-year effort to put GOP senators on the record on reproductive rights issues,
WTOP Washington DC's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.
The result was expected but offered Senate Democrats their latest opportunity to spotlight a political issue they believe will aid vulnerable members this fall.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an election-year effort to put Republicans on record on reproductive rights issues, Senate Democrats are holding a vote Wednesday to move forward with legislation designed to protect women’s access to contraception.
WASHINGTON — An attempt to reinforce Americans’ access to contraception failed Wednesday when U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a bill from advancing toward final passage. The 51-39 procedural vote required at least 60 senators to move forward, but fell short after GOP lawmakers said the measure was t…
Senate Democrats on Wednesday began a monthlong effort to highlight their party's support for reproductive rights and put Republicans on record on an issue that has hurt the GOP in recent elections.
Senate Republicans have blocked legislation designed to protect women’s access to contraception, arguing that the bill was just a political stunt as Democrats mount an election-year effort to put GOP senators on the record on reproductive rights issues,
The upper chamber voted 51-39 to advance the Right to Contraception Act. which would have enshrined protections for Americans' access to birth control and prohibited future bills to curb those rights from coming to the floor.
Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would enshrine a federal right to access contraception, sinking the Democratic-led measure and calling it an election-year stunt.
Sen. Rick Scott led more than 20 other Republicans in blasting a Democratic measure advertised as a contraception bill, which they said would have parental rights and religious freedom implications.
The Senate was expected Wednesday to vote on the Right To Contraception Act, an effort to highlight the contrast between Democrats and Republicans on national women's reproductive health rights.
An attempt to reinforce Americans’ access to contraception failed Wednesday when U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a bill from advancing toward final passage
The Right to Contraception Act would enshrine into federal law a right for individuals to buy and use contraceptives, as well as for health care providers to provide them.
Democrats argued during debate on the 12-page bill that it would provide a safety net should a future Supreme Court overturn two cases that ensure married and unmarried Americans have the right to make decisions about when and how to use contraception.
Senate Republicans blocked the consideration of a bill that would've put senators on record on contraceptives during an election year when reproductive rights…
(CNN) — Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to block a bill put forward by Democrats that would guarantee access to contraception nationwide, as Democrats seek to highlight
