Planned Parenthood Votes: The GOP Is Coming For Access To Birth Control Next 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate failed to pass the “Right to Contraception Act”, a bill that would guarantee the right to contraception throughout the country. In response, Jenny Lawson, executive director of Planned Parenthood Votes, released the following statement:

“Today’s vote is a stark reminder that if they can come for Roe, they can come for anything — including birth control. Last month, Donald Trump said he was considering restrictions on contraception before walking it back. But we know that he and his allies running for Congress remain dead set on controlling our lives, bodies, and futures. This election, we have the opportunity to stop hostile candidates like Kari Lake and David McCormick who will be another vote against our reproductive freedom. We don’t have to guess how these politicians will govern if elected. In every state where anti-abortion politicians have the power to enact laws, they have pursued harmful restrictions on our ability to access essential health care. The choice could not be more clear for voters. Planned Parenthood Votes will be there to make sure they understand who will fight for their right to birth control, abortion, and other sexual and reproductive health care services.”

More on the GOP’s attack on birth control:

• Washington Post: How every senator voted on advancing the Right to Contraception Act
• The Hill: Senate Republicans block consideration of bill to create a ‘right to contraception’
• New York Times: House Democrats Begin Bid to Force Contraceptive Vote, Pressuring G.O.P.
• New York Times: Republican Opposition to Birth Control Bill Could Alienate Voters, Poll Finds
• Associated Press: A comment from Trump and GOP actions in the states put contraceptive access in the 2024 spotlight
• The 19th: Democrats and Republicans keep colliding over contraception
• POLITICO: The GOP’s complicated contraceptive dance
• Rolling Stone: The Right Is Cracking Down on Abortion and IVF. Is ‘Recreational Sex’ Next?
• Salon: Trump vows to "NEVER" take away birth control — except he spent four years doing just that
• Vox: The anti-abortion playbook for restricting birth control

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Planned Parenthood Votes is an independent expenditure political committee registered with the Federal Election Commission.