The House passed the measure, but it will have a harder time getting through the evenly divided Senate. Texas Contraception Contraceptives RoeVsWade SupremeCourt Republicans
U.S. House Democrats passed a bill Thursday to ensure access to contraceptives.
The bill, which faces far more hurdles passing through the Senate, largely responds to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ recent opinion casting doubt on past rulings guaranteeing legal protections for contraceptives. It is part of a Democratic rush to codify policy on social issues that have since been put under question after the high court overturned Roe v. Wade., R-Austin, who did not vote.
While the bills filed in response to the court’s decision have faced little difficulty passing through the Democratic-controlled House, they have faced steeper challenges getting over the filibuster in the evenly split Senate.
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