"They're coming for contraception": 195 Republicans vote against right to birth control, condoms

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So much is at stake in November.



Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., the No. 3 Democrat in the House, called it a "Republican assault on women's rights."

"This extremist party must be stopped, and we must fight to repair the damage they've already done," he wrote.
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"These people are every bit as bonkers and extreme as they seem," warned Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, "and they seem to be racing as fast as they can into the middle of the last century."




“They’re coming for contraception”: 195 Republicans vote against right to birth control, condoms

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Igor Derysh - Yesterday 1:00 PM

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All but eight House Republicans voted against a bill to codify the right to contraception federally amid concerns that the Supreme Court could overturn a decades-old ruling prohibiting states from banning contraceptives.

The House voted 228 to 195 to pass the Right to Contraception Act, which would make it a federal right for Americans to obtain and use birth control pills, condoms, IUDs and other contraceptives. The legislation would also codify health care providers' rights to provide contraceptives and allow the Justice Department to take those that infringe the right to court.

Only eight Republicans voted in favor of the bill: Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.; Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.; Nancy Mace, R-S.C.; Fred Upton, R-Mich.; Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.; Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio; John Katko, R-N.Y.; and Maria Salazar, R-Fla. Reps. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, and Mike Kelly, R-Pa., both voted "present."

Republicans spread misinformation about the bill and contraceptives in general, accusing Democrats of seeking "more abortions" with the bill even though contraceptives prevent unwanted pregnancies. Republicans also denied that the right to contraceptives is at risk even though Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in an opinion backing the court's reversal of abortion rights urged the court to "correct" other earlier decisions, including the 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut ruling that barred states from banning contraceptives...........................

[JudyM]

1. It's a great, clear, popular issue to run on.

Smart move to put this up for a vote!

[pfitz59]

2. Republicans hate women

And want them 'back' to barefoot and pregnant

[cbabe]

3. Look for huge increase in stds, hiv, etc. Condoms aren't just for birth control.