A survey taken a few weeks before the midterms found that 2/3 of voters thought Republicans made the wrong decision by voting against a bill to protect the right to contraception, including 70% of women and nearly half of all Republicans.
is also the basis for other rights, including the right to contraception, so the courts could “reconsider” theAlarmed, Democrats and reproductive rights groups quickly moved to pass the Right to Contraception Act in the House, only to have the bill blocked byRepublicans were tight-lipped about the bill on the campaign trail, and 55 percent of independents and 70 percent of Republicans reported hearing nothing about the legislation ahead of the midterms.
Americans for Contraception says it spent more than $1 million running ads calling out Republican House members who voted against the bill across North Carolina and 12 congressional districts in other states. In North Carolina, a Democrat flipped a seat formerly held by anti-abortion extremist Rep. Ted Budd, who
an open Senate seat after voting against contraceptive rights. Voters rejected a handful of GOP incumbents who voted against contraceptive rights, including New Mexico Rep. Yvette Herrell,legislation that opponents say would ban all abortions and some types of contraceptives, such as IUDs. Such extreme legislation could once again arise from the combative far right of the new House majority, and Democrats will be eager to show the country the true face of the GOP before the 2024 presidential elections. Kevin McCarthy, on the other hand, may be hoping the issue simply doesn’t come up if he wins the speaker’s gavel.
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