Senate Democrats will force Republicans to vote on federal contraception protections
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., plans to hold a Senate vote next month on a bill to establish federal protections for legal contraceptives, a source familiar with his plan said.
The vote is designed to force Republicans to take a side in a culture war over reproductive rights that has divided their party as it plays out across the country ahead of the election.
“Now more than ever, contraception is a critical piece of protecting women’s reproductive freedoms, standing as nothing short of a vital lifeline for millions of American women across the country,” Schumer said Wednesday on the Senate floor.
Former President Donald Trump suggested in an interview that aired Tuesday that he was open to new restrictions on birth control. “We’re looking at that, and I’m going to have a policy on that very shortly," Trump said when he was asked by KDKA-TV of Pittsburgh whether he supports restrictions on contraception. "And I think it’s something you’ll find interesting. I think it’s a smart decision. We’ll be releasing it very soon.”
(Trump later walked those comments back on his social media platform.)
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