Staff Reports
The Democrats introduced a new bill in the Senate that they say is meant to protect the right to contraception. They claim that access to contraception is being attacked, but the Republicans are not in favor of this bill. The GOP believes that the bill would interfere with the rights of parents and religious freedoms. They argue that it would also force religious institutions, schools, and even public elementary schools to offer contraception to young children.
Republican Senators Mitt Romney and Rick Scott, along with 20 other Republican colleagues, have spoken out against the bill. It's argued that it disseminates fear and inaccurate information regarding the availability of contraception while also posing a threat to the religious freedoms and parental rights of numerous Americans.
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On the other hand, Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer stated that ensuring access to birth control should be an easy decision in the Senate and accused the bill’s opponents of engaging in “anti-freedom extremism.” Democrat Katherine Clark also criticized Republicans, calling them “anti-freedom extremists” and urging them to join Democrats in passing the bill.
Despite the support from the Democratic side, the bill is not expected to gather enough votes to move forward in the Senate.
