Republicans, calling it an election-year stunt, are expected to block the bill.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference to discuss reproductive rights legislation, the Right to Contraception Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C, June 5, 2024.
The Right to Contraception Act will need 60 votes to advance during a vote scheduled for late Wednesday afternoon. It's expected to fail, largely at the hands of Senate Republicans, who are dismissing the legislation as a political ploy by Democrats and are opposing what they see as overly broad language that could be interpreted to include some abortion-related medications.
Already, he's teed up the chamber to take a vote next week on a bill aimed at protecting access to IVF in the aftermath of anTwenty-two Senate Republicans said Democrats are trying to stir up commotion over a non-existent threat in a joint statement on Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer joins Senate Democrats ; Mazie Hirono, Ed Markey and Tammy Duckworth during a news conference held to discuss reproductive rights legislation, the Right to Contraception Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 5, 2024."A few years ago it was Roe. A few years from now it could be something else," Schumer said in floor remarks. "We are kidding ourselves if we think the hard right is done with their attacks on reproductive rights.
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