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applegrove

(131,608 posts) Sun Jun 2, 2024, 03:51 PM Jun 2024

Senate to Vote on Birth Control Bill [View all]

Senate to Vote on Birth Control Bill

June 2, 2024 at 4:18 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 20 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2024/06/02/senate-to-vote-on-birth-control-bill/

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The Senate will vote Wednesday on the Right to Contraception Act, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced as Democrats look to squeeze Republicans once again over abortion and reproductive rights, Punchbowl News reports.

Schumer also said Senate Democrats plan to focus heavily on abortion throughout June, which marks two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

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Senate to Vote on Birth Control Bill [View all] applegrove Jun 2024 OP

What a sad state of affairs when Congress has to decide what women should decide without interference Deuxcents Jun 2024 #1

What is really sad is the number of women who may vote republican JohnSJ Jun 2024 #3

And sadder still the number of women forced by the household bully to vote R. GreenWave Jun 2024 #4

The house bully can rant and rave all he wants, but they won't let him into the voting both with his SO. flashman13 Jun 2024 #9

I really hope repuke women vote for Biden in secret and tell their partners they voted for the maga cult leader. kimbutgar Jun 2024 #14

Mail in votes are a potential problem with the bully. GreenWave Jun 2024 #17

And sadder still that men don't get called out enough for their repressive votes... bsiebs Jun 2024 #15

exactly. i'm thinking: how absolutely insane is this. what the fuck happened to this country??? god... nt orleans Jun 2024 #16

Hope this is publicized heavily. Knowing the Democrats are pushing this hard will be good for the yellowdogintexas Jun 2024 #2

I love when a preponderance of old, white MOMFUDSKI Jun 2024 #5

Thank heavens for Chuck Schumer. All of this would be unnecessary if voters... keep_left Jun 2024 #6

Getting REPUBLICAN women AGAINST Birth Control on the record ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2024 #7

The absudity of republican 'politics'. spanone Jun 2024 #8

What makes them think this is any of their business? Warpy Jun 2024 #10

This Is The Dems ProfessorGAC Jun 2024 #11

should be doing this in October, not june. Takket Jun 2024 #12

Hammer it home every day between now and then. Something is bound to sink in... CTyankee Jun 2024 #18

So lets get people in every city in the US to hold press conferences with the results of the vote Akakoji Jun 2024 #13

I like it. republianmushroom Jun 2024 #19